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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were
3 saddened to learn of the death of Frank H. Boyne of
4 Belleville on Wednesday, March 19, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyne was born on December 29, 1923 in East
6 St. Louis to Patrick A. and Johanna C., nee Healy, Boyne; he
7 enlisted in the U.S. Navy on the day that he was of age,
8 December 29, 1941; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyne valiantly served his country in the
10 U.S. Navy submarine corps; he served on the submarine USS
11 Bumper in the Pacific Theatre during World War II; he was on
12 the regional naval boxing team and had an undefeated amateur
13 career; and
14 WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge, Mr. Boyne
15 fought one professional boxing match; it was a victory and he
16 retired undefeated; he will be remembered as someone who
17 never picked a fight, never backed down from a fight, and
18 never lost a fight; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyne was a machinist and worked until he
20 retired from the St. Louis Post Dispatch in 1986; he was a
21 member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, a Bishop Zuroweste
22 Assembly Fourth Degree member of Knights of Columbus Council
23 592, the International Association of Mechanists, the
24 American Legion, and the Disabled Veterans; he was a former
25 Boy Scout leader and an active member of Blessed Sacrament
26 Parish; he was a member of the Belleville Democratic Club and
27 a lifelong member of the Democratic Party; and
28 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyne was elected to serve as Belleville
29 city alderman in 1979 and was elected to the St. Clair County
30 Board in 1982, where he served for over 20 years; he was
31 appointed St. Clair County Board vice-chairman and devoted
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1 his life to the betterment of St. Clair County; and
2 WHEREAS, Mr. Boyne will be remembered as a family man;
3 his family was his passion; his passing has been deeply felt
4 by all who knew him, especially his wife of 51 years, Mary
5 M., nee Downey, Boyne; his four children, John Boyne, Kevin
6 Boyne, Maureen (Dennis) Munch, and Terrance Boyne; his seven
7 grandchildren, Christopher, Zachary, Madelyn, Augie, and
8 Alexander Boyne, and Courtney and Colin Munch; his
9 brother-in-law, Ernest Blaise; and his nieces, nephews,
10 cousins, and many dear friends; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 we mourn the passing of Frank H. Boyne and extend to his
14 family and friends our sincere condolences; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Frank H. Boyne as a token of our
17 deepest sympathy.