Full Text of SR0385 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Clarke C. Barnes of Geneseo, who | 4 | | passed away on July 6, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clarke Barnes was born to AnnaMia and Tom | 6 | | Pleasant in Fort Dodge, Iowa on October 3, 1942; he attended | 7 | | school in Iowa City, Iowa; he married Gayle Mincer on February | 8 | | 3, 1962; he earned his law degree from the University of Iowa | 9 | | in 1967; he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and reported for | 10 | | duty in November 1967; he served a tour in Vietnam followed by | 11 | | an accompanied tour in Iwakuni, Japan before leaving active | 12 | | duty in 1972; he remained in the Marine Corps Reserve, | 13 | | reaching the rank of colonel before retiring from the Marine | 14 | | Corps in 1995; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After leaving active duty, Clarke Barnes moved to | 16 | | Rock Island to work as a prosecutor and public defender, and he | 17 | | opened his own law office; in 1977, he was appointed an | 18 | | associate judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit of Illinois and | 19 | | served in that position until he was elected as a circuit judge | 20 | | of Henry County, retiring in 2000; he was recalled to | 21 | | Rockford, where he served from 2008 until his retirement in | 22 | | 2009; he then became a veteran service officer (VSO) and | 23 | | helped many veterans throughout the United States file claims |
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| 1 | | on service-related illnesses; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Clarke Barnes served as president of the Rotary | 3 | | Club of Geneseo in 2014; he taught Sunday school for many | 4 | | years, including high school, college, and adult classes; he | 5 | | also coached baseball for many years; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Clarke Barnes loved spending time with his | 7 | | family, including watching his children participate in music | 8 | | and sports, attending family reunions, and going on vacations; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Clarke Barnes was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Clarke Barnes is survived by his wife; his | 13 | | children, Patrick (Kimberly) Barnes and Carrie Barnes; his | 14 | | brother, Raymond Barnes; his grandchildren, Bryan and Kinley | 15 | | Barnes; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, | 16 | | be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 19 | | Clarke C. Barnes and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Clarke Barnes as an expression of
| 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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