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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Judge Garry William Bryan; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan was born on October 8, 1953 in |
5 | | Harvey; his parents were George W. and Helen Bryan; he began |
6 | | his childhood in Harvey before moving to Naperville, where he |
7 | | met Joyce, the love of his life, in high school; they married |
8 | | in 1975; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan graduated magna cum laude in |
10 | | 1977 from Lewis University in Romeoville, earning a bachelor's |
11 | | degree in English; he subsequently earned his law degree from |
12 | | The John Marshall Law School in 1980; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan had a long and distinguished |
14 | | legal career; he worked for the Public Defender's Office and |
15 | | the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission and served |
16 | | as a clerk for the Honorable A. G. Webber, III; he subsequently |
17 | | practiced with the law firm Moss, Bryan & Moss, P.C. from 1988 |
18 | | to 2008; in 2008, he was appointed to fill a vacancy as Circuit |
19 | | Judge of DeWitt County; he ran unopposed for election in |
20 | | November of 2010; and |
21 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan was very passionate about his |
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1 | | work with the DeWitt County Drug Court and believed that drug |
2 | | court provides individuals struggling with addiction an |
3 | | opportunity to address their substance abuse issues and |
4 | | successfully contribute to society; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan was an avid fisherman, |
6 | | connoisseur of fine wine, and gardener; he enjoyed growing |
7 | | orchids, faceting gemstones, and preparing gourmet meals for |
8 | | his friends and family; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, A "Memorial Docket" was held in honor of Judge |
10 | | Garry Bryan and his work on November 14, 2014; the docket was |
11 | | presided over by the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme |
12 | | Court, Rita B. Garman, and was attended by many legal figures, |
13 | | including the Honorable Dan Flannell, Chief Judge of the Sixth |
14 | | Judicial Circuit Court; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan is survived by his beloved wife, |
16 | | Joyce; 2 sons, Jason Bryan (Michele Carroll) and Jeremy (Amber) |
17 | | Bryan; 2 granddaughters, Mackenzie and Marley Bryan; a brother, |
18 | | Corey (Lorraine Gallagher) Bryan; and his many beloved family |
19 | | members and friends; therefore, be it
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20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Judge Garry William |