Full Text of SR0863 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 Patrick L. "Pat" Ward of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on March 10, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat Ward was born to William R. and Theresa | 6 | | (Murray) Ward in Peoria on March 23, 1950; he married Kathleen | 7 | | Berchtold in Peoria on February 12, 2005; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Pat Ward worked and retired as chairman of South | 9 | | Side Bank in Peoria; he later owned and operated National | 10 | | Marine Sales in Peoria Heights; he was the retired chairman of | 11 | | Mid Illinois Bank Corp and a former teacher at Illinois | 12 | | Central College; he was also previously an owner of the Peoria | 13 | | Pirates football team and a founder of the Junior Football | 14 | | League (JFL) in Peoria; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Pat Ward was a past board member and president of | 16 | | the St. Jude Midwest Affiliate Clinic, a past board member of | 17 | | Easterseals and Eureka College, a past board member and | 18 | | chairman of the Peoria Gridiron Dinner, a board member and | 19 | | state chair of the American Institute of Bankers, a lifetime | 20 | | member of the St. Patrick's Society in Peoria, and a board | 21 | | member of the South Side Office of Concern, the South Side | 22 | | Businessmen's Club, the Peoria Chamber of Commerce, the Peoria |
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| 1 | | Zoning Commission, the Peoria Housing Authority, the Creve | 2 | | Coeur Club, Neighborhood House, and IRBBA; he was also a | 3 | | member and past commodore of the IVY Club, and he served on the | 4 | | IVY Club Foundation Board; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat Ward was a fan of the Notre Dame football team | 6 | | and the Chicago Bears; he enjoyed cheering for his | 7 | | grandchildren's sports teams from the sidelines; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Pat Ward was preceded in death by his sister, | 9 | | Colleen Hillard; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Pat Ward is survived by his wife; his children, | 11 | | Jason (Beth) Ward, Jeff (Jessica) Ward, Whitney Thompson, and | 12 | | Nick (Devon) Thompson; his grandsons, Brandon, Brady, Gavin, | 13 | | Dayne, and August Thompson; his sister, Kathleen (Wally) | 14 | | Harper; and his brother, Tim (Sue) Ward; therefore, be it | 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Patrick L. "Pat" Ward and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Pat Ward as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy. |
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