Full Text of SR0124 100th General Assembly
SR0124 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0124 | | LRB100 09167 KLG 19322 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Frank E. "Bud" Drake Jr. of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on January 25, 2017 at the age of 80; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. was born in Moline to Frank Ellis | 6 | | and Alice Josephine Miller Drake on March 24, 1936; he served | 7 | | in the United States Navy and married Judy McKee in Kahoka, | 8 | | Missouri on October 11, 1958; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. was employed by AT&T for 32 years; | 10 | | he retired as a long distance technician in 1998; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. was a member of Christ the King | 12 | | Catholic Church in Moline; he was a master gardener, a ham | 13 | | radio operator, and a Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of | 14 | | America; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; he loved the | 15 | | Colorado Rocky Mountains and enjoyed fishing, reading, and | 16 | | scuba diving; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Frank Drake Jr. is survived by his wife, Judy; his | 18 | | four sons, Scott A. Drake and his partner, Michael Ward, | 19 | | Jeffrey S. (Martha) Drake, Mark (Sarah) Drake, and David M. | 20 | | (Tammy) Drake; eight grandchildren, Jamie and Devin Drake, | 21 | | Onna, Caleb, and Aubrey Drake, Justene Drake and her husband, |
| | | SR0124 | - 2 - | LRB100 09167 KLG 19322 r |
|
| 1 | | David Hamilton, and Joshua and Austin Drake; two | 2 | | stepgrandchildren, Shelby and Emily Leemans; four | 3 | | great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Justin, and Boston Drake, and | 4 | | McKinnon Ray; and his sisters, Karen Zalewski and Patty | 5 | | Baltisberger; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Frank E. "Bud" Drake Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to | 9 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Frank Drake Jr. as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
|
|