Full Text of SR0715 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 Wesley L. "Wes" Barr Jr. of Girard, who | 4 | | passed away on October 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wes Barr was born in Springfield to Wesley L. Sr. | 6 | | and Kitty Esslinger Barr on May 16, 1963; he joined the U.S. | 7 | | Marines after graduating from Southeast High School and married | 8 | | Sherry Coons on September 9, 1995; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Wes Barr worked as a correctional officer in the | 10 | | Sangamon County Jail and as a police officer in Loami, | 11 | | Illiopolis, and Chatham; he joined the Sangamon County | 12 | | Sheriff's office as a deputy in 1991; he was elected as a | 13 | | trustee for Prairie Creek Township in 2009 and 2013; he served | 14 | | as Sangamon County Sheriff from 2014 to 2018; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Wes Barr was involved in charity work with a | 16 | | number of community organizations, including Contact | 17 | | Ministries, the Illinois Capital Area Chapter of the American | 18 | | Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, the United Cerebral Palsy | 19 | | Fund, and the Springfield Park District Foundation Board; in | 20 | | 2007, he was named The State Journal-Register's First Citizen, | 21 | | in part because of his work with Toys for Tots, which collected | 22 | | 14,000 toys in 2006 under his leadership; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Wes Barr loved his new home with Sherry at Otter | 2 | | Lake, where he cherished his time with her, went fishing, and | 3 | | spent wonderful time with friends; he also enjoyed golf; he | 4 | | loved his country and wanted to help others whenever he could; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Wes Barr is survived by his wife, Sherry; his | 7 | | father, Wesley L. Barr Sr.; his sisters, Betty (Hip) Phu and | 8 | | Robin (Wymond) Stubbs; his brothers, Michael and Joe Barr; | 9 | | several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his | 10 | | two beloved pets, Sid and Hailey; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Wesley L. "Wes" Barr Jr. of Girard and extend our sincere | 14 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 15 | | him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Wes Barr as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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