Full Text of SR2083 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Bernard "Bernie" Forrest of Deerfield, | 4 | | who passed away on August 21, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Forrest was born and raised on the north | 6 | | side of Chicago; he was active in Boy Scouts, achieving the | 7 | | level of Eagle Scout; he graduated from University of Illinois | 8 | | with a degree in chemistry and served in the U.S. Army for two | 9 | | years; he married Joan in California in 1953, and they settled | 10 | | in Deerfield in 1959; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Forrest had a distinguished career in the | 12 | | food industry; he led several companies, beginning with Golden | 13 | | Crown Juice and ending as president of The Long Company and | 14 | | owner of the Holsum Bread Company; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Forrest spent 36 years on the Deerfield | 16 | | Village Board, serving as mayor from 1969 to 2001; he was known | 17 | | for his strong, visionary leadership and for his innovative | 18 | | approaches to village finances; when he left office, Deerfield | 19 | | renamed its headquarters the Bernard Forrest Deerfield Village | 20 | | Hall; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Forrest volunteered with the Jaycees, |
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| 1 | | where he served as president and founded the Deerfield Family | 2 | | Days and the 4th of July celebration, now in its 55th year; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Forrest was most proud of his family, who | 4 | | all knew him affectionately as "Gramps"; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Forrest participated in an Honor Flight to | 6 | | Washington, D.C.; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Forrest is survived by his wife of 65 | 8 | | years, Joan; his sons, Kevin (Laura), Sean (Peggy), and Keith | 9 | | (Niki); and his grandchildren, Colleen, Kathleen, Brian, Tara, | 10 | | Shannon, Patrick, Connor, Jesse, Emily, Lauren, and Julia; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Bernard "Bernie" Forrest, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Bernie Forrest as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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