Full Text of SR0521 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Gordon Lee Barry of Urbana, who passed | 4 | | away on June 15, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Barry was born in Pana to Merle and Bertha | 6 | | Barry on September 24, 1931; he served in the United States | 7 | | Navy during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan; he | 8 | | married Margaret Caskey in 1950; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After leaving the Navy, Gordon Barry returned to | 10 | | the Greater St. Louis area; in 1966, he moved to Gibson City | 11 | | and fulfilled his dream of owning his own company, Skywork, | 12 | | Inc.; the business specialized in painting elevators and was | 13 | | sold to his longtime friend and employee, Rick Evans, in 2016; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Barry was a member of the First | 16 | | Presbyterian Church, the Rotary Club, and various civic | 17 | | organizations in Gibson City; he enjoyed making stained glass | 18 | | windows and ornaments; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Barry was preceded in death by his wife, | 20 | | Margaret; his son, Dennis; his brother, Lynn; and his sisters, | 21 | | Louise and Norma; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Barry is survived by his daughters, Barbara | 2 | | (Bob) Bennett and Carol (Robin) Sanecki; his six grandchildren; | 3 | | and his five great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Gordon Lee Barry and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Gordon Barry as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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