Full Text of SR1291 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 Cranston Oliver Byrd of Waukegan, who | 4 | | passed away on May 2, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd was born to Jeanette and Arthur Byrd | 6 | | in Waukegan on November 30, 1946; he graduated from Waukegan | 7 | | High School in 1964; he worked a number of odd jobs before | 8 | | making the decision to attend Southern Illinois University in | 9 | | Carbondale, majoring in drafting and architecture; he married | 10 | | Barbara A. Vernon on August 24, 1968; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, in 1968, Cranston Byrd went to work for Lake | 12 | | County as a draftsman, later earning the promotion to zoning | 13 | | administrator; in 1980, he took on a new challenge as the | 14 | | director of planning for the City of North Chicago; he returned | 15 | | to Lake County in 1982, where he became Deputy Director of | 16 | | Community and Economic Development; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd had a deep faith; he loved life and | 18 | | his friends and family; his wisdom and sense of humor will be | 19 | | missed; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; his uncle, Raymond Randell; and his aunts, Helen |
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| 1 | | Larrea and Mary Alice Barker; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Cranston Byrd is survived by his sons, Brandt, | 3 | | Christopher, and Eric; his former spouse, Barbara; his uncle, | 4 | | Ron Suggs; his two grandchildren; his cousins; and his best | 5 | | friend, Robert Brown; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 8 | | Cranston Oliver Byrd and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 12 | | presented to the family of Cranston Byrd as an expression of
| 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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