Full Text of SR0950 98th 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 Merle Kirby of Greenview, who passed away | 4 | | on January 14, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby was born on June 7, 1935 in Buffalo; | 6 | | his parents were Arthur and Opal (nee Duncan) Kirby; he | 7 | | graduated from Tri-City High School in 1953 and attended | 8 | | Blackburn College; he married Jane Armstrong on April 10, 1955; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby was a farmer in the Greenview area for | 11 | | many years and was employed by the Illinois Historic | 12 | | Preservation Agency for 25 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby served as Chairman of the Menard | 14 | | County Commissioners Board for 19 years; he was a member of the | 15 | | New Salem Shrine Club, Greenview Masonic Lodge #653, the Menard | 16 | | County Farm Bureau, Jesters, and the Ancient Accepted Scottish | 17 | | Right 33rd Degree; he was also a member of the United County | 18 | | Council of Illinois and the Greenview Community Fire Protection | 19 | | District Board; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby enjoyed taking fishing trips to his | 21 | | cabin in Minnesota; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby was preceded in death by his wife, | 2 | | Jane; his son, Patrick "Fudd"; his brothers, James, John, | 3 | | Eugene, and Donald; his brother-in-law, Bill Armstrong; and his | 4 | | sister-in-law, Susan Armstrong; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Merle Kirby is survived by his daughter, Durinda | 6 | | Kirby; his son, Mike (Lori); his brother, William Dean Kirby; | 7 | | his grandchildren, Landon "Hoss" (Jamie) Kirby, Natasha (Adam) | 8 | | Bacon, and Kaylee Kirby; his step-grandchildren, Ryan and | 9 | | Jeremy "Tank" Hatfield; and his great-grandchildren, Kirby Jo | 10 | | and Milo Bacon; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Merle Kirby; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Merle Kirby as an expression of our | 17 | | sympathy.
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