Full Text of HR0881 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | 4 | | Thorp "Bill" Buxton of Plainview, Texas, who passed away on | 5 | | January 17, 2018; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Buxton was born in Jackson, Mississippi to | 7 | | Richard W. and Joan Myers Buxton on February 25, 1957; in early | 8 | | childhood, his family moved to Iowa City, Iowa, where they made | 9 | | their longtime home; he proudly attended Longfellow | 10 | | Elementary, Southeast Junior High, and graduated from City High | 11 | | in 1975; he swam competitively throughout childhood and into | 12 | | his college years; he graduated from Western Illinois | 13 | | University, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity; | 14 | | he married Becky Garrett Russell on June 22, 1991; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Buxton taught high school history and was a | 16 | | coach for one year; he then began a career with Pioneer Hi-Bred | 17 | | (DuPont) and was moved to the Plainview, Texas Production | 18 | | Plant; he continued his work there for over 35 years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Buxton was a member of the Congregational | 20 | | Church of Christ when he lived in Iowa, and when he moved to | 21 | | Texas, was a member of the First Baptist Church in Plainview; | 22 | | he was known as a husband, father, papa bull, mentor, coach, |
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| 1 | | and home barber; he loved his fishing crew of friends; he was | 2 | | an avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Chicago Cubs; he lived | 3 | | life with energy and love of family and had a handshake and | 4 | | smile for all; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Buxton was preceded in death by his father; | 6 | | his grandparents, Richard and Bess Buxton and Harold (Hank) and | 7 | | Gladys Myers; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bill Buxton is survived by his wife, Becky; his | 9 | | daughter, Amy (fiance Sammy Rivas); his son, Matthew; his | 10 | | grandchildren, Ava, Hudson, and Kellen Campbell, their father, | 11 | | Chad Campbell, along with Sophie, Seth, and Shelby Rivas; his | 12 | | mother; his mother and father-in-law, Raby and Lanell Garrett; | 13 | | his brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Becky Buxton, Tom and | 14 | | Katie Buxton; his sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Brad | 15 | | Linn; his nephews, Trevor, Derek, Grant, Zach, Pat, and Connor | 16 | | Buxton; his nieces, Carrie and Elisabeth Linn; and his extended | 17 | | family of aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | mourn the passing of William Thorp "Bill" Buxton and extend our | 21 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 22 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Bill Buxton as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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