Full Text of SR0334 96th General Assembly
SR0334 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of William Thomas "Bill" Ames of Barrington, | 4 |
| who passed away on May 26, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born July 4, 1925, in Plainfield, New | 6 |
| Jersey; he grew up in Niagara Falls, New York, and was the son | 7 |
| of Oliver B. and Linda Hill Ames; in his younger days his | 8 |
| nickname was Dick, and he had a love for big band music and was | 9 |
| an avid saxophone player and had a band of his own; and
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| WHEREAS, He served three years in the United States Navy | 11 |
| from 1943 to 1946; he sailed on the McCoy Reynolds DE-440 and | 12 |
| was part of the crew's Sonar unit; along with his crew members, | 13 |
| he helped his ship survive both a typhoon and a kamikaze | 14 |
| strike; after graduating with a degree in industrial | 15 |
| engineering from the University of Buffalo, he married the love | 16 |
| of his life, Evelyn Zobel on July 26, 1952; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked in Chicago after moving to Illinois, and | 18 |
| walked to the train station every day as part of his commute; | 19 |
| he retired from Industrial Risk Insurers in 1987 and remained | 20 |
| active in the community; he was a mainstay at the Barrington | 21 |
| Historical Society, acting as building and grounds chairman, | 22 |
| and taught a safe driving course held in Cuba Township; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a longtime member of the Barrington United | 2 |
| Methodist Church, was a choir member for over 40 years, and was | 3 |
| also chairman of the Columbarium Committee; he enjoyed home | 4 |
| improvements, the beach, skiing, traveling, spending time with | 5 |
| his family, dancing, was an avid golfer, and was one who would | 6 |
| never pass on seconds of dessert; he was also a longtime | 7 |
| precinct captain and former president of the Barrington | 8 |
| Township Republican Organization; and
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| WHEREAS, William Thomas "Bill" Ames is survived by his wife | 10 |
| of 56 years, Evelyn; his two sisters, Helen Glaze and Virginia | 11 |
| Crozier; his children, Nancy (Richard) Saxton and Judith | 12 |
| (Charles) Wooderson; his grandchildren, Jessica (Thomas) | 13 |
| Craven and Eric Saxton; and his many nieces and nephews; | 14 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 |
| his family and friends, the passing of William Ames; and be it | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of William Ames as a symbol of our | 21 |
| sincere sympathy.
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