Full Text of HR1295 100th 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 Harry A. | 4 | | Volant of Ladd, who passed away on October 7, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Volant was born in Ladd to Harry Sr. and | 6 | | Lena (Fererro) Volant on November 6, 1924; he attended Ladd | 7 | | Grade School and Hall High School; he served as a sergeant in | 8 | | the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945; he served | 9 | | in Africa, Italy, Germany, and France and received the Bronze | 10 | | Battle Star, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the Purple Heart in | 11 | | 1944; he married Yvonne Granfield at St. Benedict Church in | 12 | | Ladd on January 31, 1948; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Harry Volant worked as a foreman and assistant | 14 | | chemist at the Illinois Industrial Rubber Co. in Ladd from 1948 | 15 | | to 1961; he was an inspector for the Department of Agriculture | 16 | | for the State of Illinois from 1961 to 1965; he worked for the | 17 | | Department of Revenue for the State of Illinois from 1965 until | 18 | | retiring in 1989; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harry Volant served with the Ladd Fire Department; | 20 | | he was a player and manager for the Ladd Merchants baseball | 21 | | team from 1946 to 1959; he was a member of St. Benedict Church, | 22 | | American Legion Post #936, and the Loyal Order of the Moose; he |
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| 1 | | served 14 years on the Bureau County Board and on the Hall | 2 | | Township High School Board from 1966 to 1980; he was a Ladd | 3 | | alderman for six years and mayor of Ladd from 1965 to 1997; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Harry Volant had a passion for cooking, gardening, | 5 | | and sports; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; he was | 6 | | known for his dedication to his family and his love for the | 7 | | Village of Ladd; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Harry Volant was preceded in death by his parents | 9 | | and his sisters, Corrine and Sara Volant; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Harry Volant is survived by his wife of 70 years, | 11 | | Yvonne; his children, Teryl (Bob) Destri, Keith (Grace) Volant, | 12 | | Kevin (Kellie) Volant, Nanette (Paul) Crawford, and Melissa | 13 | | (Shawn Bowen) Shrier; nine grandchildren; four | 14 | | great-grandchildren; his brother, Raymond Volant; his sister, | 15 | | Barbara Lucas; and his special caregivers, Karen Sterchi and | 16 | | Mary Renkosik; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn the passing of Harry A. Volant and extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Harry Volant as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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