Full Text of HR0798 98th General Assembly
HR0798 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Merle | 4 | | Kirby of Greenview, who passed away on January 14, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby was born on June 7, 1935 in Buffalo to | 6 | | Arthur and Opal (nee Duncan) Kirby; he graduated from Tri-City | 7 | | High School in 1953 and attended Blackburn College; he married | 8 | | Jane Armstrong on April 10, 1955; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby was a farmer in the Greenview area for | 10 | | many years and was employed by the Illinois Historic | 11 | | Preservation Agency for 25 years; he served on the Greenview | 12 | | School Board from 1964 to 1972; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby was a member of the United | 14 | | Presbyterian Church in Greenview; he was very active in the | 15 | | community and was involved in many organizations; he was | 16 | | Chairman of the Menard County Commissioners Board for 19 years, | 17 | | a member of the New Salem Shrine Club, Greenview Masonic Lodge | 18 | | #653, the Menard County Farm Bureau, Jesters, and the Ancient | 19 | | Accepted Scottish Right 33rd Degree; he was also a member of | 20 | | the United County Council of Illinois and the Greenview | 21 | | Community Fire Protection District Board; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby enjoyed taking fishing trips to his | 2 | | cabin in Minnesota; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Jane; his son, Patrick "Fudd"; his brothers, James, John, | 5 | | Eugene, and Donald; his brother-in-law, Bill Armstrong; and his | 6 | | sister-in-law, Susan Armstrong; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby is survived by his daughter, Durinda | 8 | | Kirby; his son, Mike (Lori); his brother, William Dean Kirby; | 9 | | his grandchildren, Landon "Hoss" (Jamie) Kirby, Natasha (Adam) | 10 | | Bacon, and Kaylee Kirby; his step-grandchildren, Ryan and | 11 | | Jeremy "Tank" Hatfield; and his great-grandchildren, Kirby Jo | 12 | | and Milo Bacon; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn the passing of Merle Kirby, and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Merle Kirby as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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