Full Text of SR0591 94th General Assembly
SR0591 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Francis "Frank" R. Bridge | 4 |
| of Downers Grove on Sunday, January 8, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and was | 6 |
| raised in the nearby town of Medford; he attended a business | 7 |
| school in Boston and then joined the U.S. Army Air Forces in | 8 |
| World War II; he served for about three years as a member of | 9 |
| the 598th Bombardment Squadron and the 397th Bombardment Group, | 10 |
| flying numerous missions over France; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Mary Theresa, his wife of 57 years, in | 12 |
| 1947; the couple lived in Massachusetts for a few years before | 13 |
| making their home in Chicago; they later moved to Brookfield | 14 |
| and then Downers Grove in 1967; she preceded him in death a | 15 |
| year ago; and
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| WHEREAS, For many years, he worked as a manager in the | 17 |
| corrugated shipping containers industry; he retired in 1987 | 18 |
| from Western Kraft Corp. in Montgomery, a division of | 19 |
| Willamette Industries, after 20 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, He had been an active member of St. Joseph | 21 |
| Catholic Church in Downers Grove since 1967, where he was known | 22 |
| for his volunteer work; from 1982 to 1990, he served as the | 23 |
| president of the St. Vincent DePaul Society of the Joliet | 24 |
| Diocese; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Francis "Frank" R. Bridge has been | 26 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his son, Ross; his daughters, | 27 |
| Julie, Mary Ann LaJeone, Jane Paschall, and Patricia Szczurek; | 28 |
| his brother, Ronald; his sister, Ann Surette; his 11 | 29 |
| grandchildren; and his three great-grandchildren; therefore, | 30 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Francis "Frank" R. Bridge, and we extend our sincere | 4 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 8 |
| sympathy.
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