SR0144 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Daryl Linn Wolford of Chicago, who passed away on March 19, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Daryl Wolford was born on February 24, 1954 to Edwin and Ona Leverne Wolford; and he was baptized at Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church; and

WHEREAS, He showed an early love for music while he was enrolled at St. Joseph's Military Academy, where he played percussion and took guitar lessons; after graduation he attended St. Bedes Academy in Peru, where he played football on the Bruins; he then attended DePaul University before enlisting in the United States Navy; he graduated as an Honorary Recruit and served eight years as a Submariner; and

WHEREAS, Daryl Wolford traveled the world, returning to Chicago and taking a position in sales and marketing; he met and married Cheryl Quarnstrom, and together they had six children; Daryl and Cheryl started The Lynn Company, a furniture store named after the family, all sharing the middle name of Lynn; although he and Cheryl later divorced, they built their dream of a beautiful family; and

WHEREAS, Daryl accepted the position of Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Wardens in Modesto, California in 1999; he met a lovely woman named Louise and her children, Max and Sophie; he later married Louise and began a new life with her; and

WHEREAS, Daryl Wolford is survived by his wife, Louise; his children, Kyle, Kelly, Eric, Erin, Evan, Bryan, Max, and Sophie; his mother, Leverne; his father, Edward; and many relatives and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Daryl Linn Wolford; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Daryl Linn Wolford as a symbol of our sympathy.