Full Text of SR0898 101st General Assembly
SR0898 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0898 | | LRB101 16358 MST 65736 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Bruce W. Yount of Bloomington, who passed | 4 | | away on December 19, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was born in Danville to Bruce R. and | 6 | | Elizabeth Summers Yount on May 31, 1925; he graduated from | 7 | | Catlin Township High School and served in the U.S. Navy; he | 8 | | graduated from Northwestern University and married Ethlyn | 9 | | Allbright in Western Springs on September 16, 1950; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount worked for Dunn & Bradstreet and then | 11 | | embarked on a career in finance and advertising in Detroit, New | 12 | | York City, and Chicago; in 1961, his family relocated to | 13 | | Bloomington, where he worked for Biddle Advertising for 13 | 14 | | years; he finished his career working in computer services at | 15 | | Growmark; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was a member of many clubs and | 17 | | organizations, including Wesley United Methodist Church, the | 18 | | American Legion, the Rotary, The Baby Fold, and the Crossroads | 19 | | Fair Trade Gift Shop; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was a Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop | 21 | | 18 at Wesley Church for 30 years; he was awarded one of the |
| | | SR0898 | - 2 - | LRB101 16358 MST 65736 r |
|
| 1 | | highest honors in Scouting, the Silver Beaver; he was | 2 | | well-liked as a camp counselor for Outdoor Ed and was known for | 3 | | his witty humor, big heart, and willingness to serve others; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was preceded in death by his | 6 | | granddaughter, Stacey Williams, and his brothers, Ralph, Jim, | 7 | | and Joe; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount is survived by his wife of 69 years, | 9 | | Ethlyn; his children, Greg (Diane) Yount, Steve (Alison) Yount, | 10 | | and Debbie (Tom) Veale; his grandchildren, Shelley Dover, Sarah | 11 | | Eich, Kaitlin Yount, Jake Yount, Cassie Yount, Grace Veale, and | 12 | | John Veale; and seven great-grandchildren, David Williams, | 13 | | Aubrey Williams, Penny Dover, Ruby Dover, Colton Eich, Callahan | 14 | | Eich, and Jack West-Yount; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Bruce W. Yount and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Bruce Yount as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
|
|