Full Text of SR1031 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 Lynn Otis "Orville" Blair, who passed | 4 | | away on February 9th, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Blair was born in Cutler to Harvey and Lena | 6 | | Blair on December 31, 1929; he graduated from Pinckneyville | 7 | | High School in 1947; he married Barbara Hulett in Rock Island | 8 | | in February of 1951; he was drafted by the U.S. Army shortly | 9 | | thereafter and completed basic training in Hawaii at Schofield | 10 | | Barracks; he served 18 months in the Panama Canal before | 11 | | heading home to East Moline in 1953; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Upon returning to the U.S., Lynn Blair started his | 13 | | first 30-year career at Northwestern Bell and AT&T as a journey | 14 | | lineman; after retiring from the phone company, he started his | 15 | | second 30-year career at Flowers by Fredericks delivering | 16 | | flowers; he found great joy and made the extra effort to | 17 | | deliver flowers to nursing homes and hospital rooms in person; | 18 | | he retired in 2015; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Blair enjoyed spending time with his family | 20 | | and friends, taking long drives on country roads, and playing | 21 | | shuffle board; he was noted for his love of flowers and having | 22 | | the best-looking yard on 3rd street A; he was an avid Cardinals |
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| 1 | | fan and had the honor of visiting all three Cardinals stadiums | 2 | | in his lifetime; he was also recognized as the number one | 3 | | United Township basketball fan, attending every practice and | 4 | | almost every game for three straight years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Blair was preceded in death by his parents, | 6 | | Harvey and Lena Blair; his brothers, Don and Harold (Doc) | 7 | | Blair; his sisters-in-law, Ruth and Neola Blair; his wife, | 8 | | Barbara Blair; his granddaughter, Kayla Blair; and his special | 9 | | friend, Pam Yakovich; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Blair is survived by his children, Mary | 11 | | (Dave) Crotty, Steve (Amy) Blair, Becky (Kevin) DeMeyer, and | 12 | | Brian (Amy) Blair; his grandchildren, Jeff Crotty, Jenny (Steve | 13 | | Kaiser) Crotty, Todd (Bobbie Jo) Crotty, Sara (Sam Gerard) | 14 | | Blair, Angie (Nate Webber) Blair, Joey (Tera) DeMeyer, Johnny | 15 | | (Becca) DeMeyer, Jared (Summer) DeMeyer, Kara (Nick Maldonado) | 16 | | Blair, Alyssa Blair, Dylan Olson, Rachel Boswell, Blake Setser, | 17 | | and Taylor Setser; his great-grandchildren, Colin Hadley, | 18 | | Alexis Crotty, Cameron Minella, Nina Crotty, Jack Crotty, | 19 | | Charlie Gerard, Tori Savage, Dustin Savage, Blair DeMeyer, | 20 | | Preston DeMeyer, Ellie Lewis-DeMeyer, Levi DeMeyer, Lincoln | 21 | | DeMeyer, Layne DeMeyer, Paisley DeMeyer, Savannah Johnson, | 22 | | Avalynn Olson, Noah Maldonado, Novalee Maldonado, Keith Blair, | 23 | | and Kyler Blair; his special niece, Linda Blair; his wife's | 24 | | sister, Vickie Rumler; and his special friend, Jenny Little; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Lynn Otis "Orville" Blair and extend our sincere condolences to | 5 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Lynn Blair as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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