Full Text of SR1008 102nd 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 Elmer L. Bradbury of Perry, who passed | 4 | | away on April 17, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Bradbury was born to Homer and Bertie | 6 | | Bradbury in Perry on March 15, 1920; he married Freida Marie | 7 | | Orr in Perry in May 1941, and she preceded him in death on July | 8 | | 28, 1998; until recently, he lived in or near Perry his entire | 9 | | life; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Bradbury was a farmer, banker, real estate | 11 | | appraiser, and John Deere dealer; he started the John Deere | 12 | | Dealership in Perry in 1947; in later years, he worked for the | 13 | | bank in Griggsville; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Bradbury served in a volunteer capacity in | 15 | | many groups and organizations, including Illini Hospital, the | 16 | | Pike County Health Department, and the Perry School District | 17 | | Boards; he was clerk of the Session for the Perry Presbyterian | 18 | | Church and treasurer of the Perry Cemetery Association for six | 19 | | decades; he served as township trustee for 30 years; he also | 20 | | served on boards and had memberships in the Pike County Red | 21 | | Cross, the Cancer Society, the Heart Association, the Cherokee | 22 | | District Boy Scouts, the 4H Federation, the Farm Bureau, the |
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| 1 | | Extension Service, the Illinois Federation of Square Dancers, | 2 | | the Perry School Foundation, the Western Illinois Fair Board, | 3 | | the Mental Health Board, the Country Couples Club, and the | 4 | | Order of the Eastern Star; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Bradbury was a 77-year member of Perry | 6 | | Lodge #95, the Quincy Consistory, the Pike County Shrine Club, | 7 | | and Ansar Shrine, and he was very proud his sons and his | 8 | | grandsons became Masons; he entertained as a clown in parades | 9 | | and at hospitals and camps for children with special needs for | 10 | | over 35 years; many times, he was joined by his grandsons; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Bradbury was very proud of his entire | 12 | | family and was their biggest fan; he was known for his sense of | 13 | | humor and his ability to pull a prank; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Bradbury was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents; his wife; his sisters, Ethel Cooley and Verna | 16 | | Cannall; his sons, John Wesley Bradbury and Kenneth Wayne | 17 | | Bradbury; and his daughter-in-law, Nancy Bradbury; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Bradbury is survived by his son, Keith | 19 | | Bradbury; his grandsons, Douglas Bradbury (Jennifer) and David | 20 | | Bradbury (Dr. Allison); and his great-grandchildren, Hope | 21 | | Kathryn Bradbury, Hendrick Wesley Bradbury, Kendall Jean | 22 | | Bradbury, and Vaughn Martin Bradbury; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Elmer L. Bradbury and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Elmer Bradbury as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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