Full Text of SR1422 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 David N. Bernstrom of Port Byron, who | 4 | | passed away on September 7, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, David Bernstrom was born in Moline to Nils and | 6 | | Leona (Petersen) Bernstrom on November 24, 1933; he married | 7 | | Mary Wiese in Moline on August 14, 1965; he served in the U.S. | 8 | | Marines during the Korean Conflict; after being honorably | 9 | | discharged, he served another 8 years in the National Guard; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, David Bernstrom worked as a union carpenter until | 12 | | he retired in 1997; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, David Bernstrom was a member of the American | 14 | | Legion, the VFW, and the Seagoing Marine Association; alongside | 15 | | his wife, he enjoyed traveling across the United States and to | 16 | | many foreign countries after his retirement; he also enjoyed | 17 | | gardening, raising bumper crops of tomatoes, and tinkering | 18 | | around his shop; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, David Bernstrom was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents and his sister, Linda Breckling; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, David Bernstrom is survived by his wife, Mary; his | 2 | | daughters, Shannan (Mark) O'Connor and Susan (Dave) Burke; his | 3 | | son, David Bernstrom Jr. (Caciona); his 6 grandchildren, Katie | 4 | | Burke, Brian Burke, Maggie Burke, Kevin Burke, Nils Bernstrom, | 5 | | and Serafina Bernstrom; and his sister, Susan Foster; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | David N. Bernstrom and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of David Bernstrom as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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