Full Text of SR1526 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 Harold Richard "Corky" Baird, Sr., who | 4 | | passed away on October 14, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baird, Sr. was born on May 3, 1928 in | 6 | | Gillespie; his parents were William J. and Loraine (nee | 7 | | Williams) Baird; he married the former Ella Faye Wood on | 8 | | September 11, 1948; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baird, Sr. served in the United States Army | 10 | | for 9 years and the United States Navy Seabees for 15 years, | 11 | | retiring after 24 years of dedicated service; upon arriving in | 12 | | Italy in 1946, he immediately assumed responsibility as a | 13 | | disbursing clerk; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baird, Sr. was a passionate lover of | 15 | | history and traveled to many places throughout the world, | 16 | | including Switzerland and Italy, which included Livorno and | 17 | | Rome, where he visited the Coliseum and attended an audience | 18 | | with the Pope; during his military career, he also traveled to | 19 | | places such as Harlem, Georgia, Colorado Springs, and the | 20 | | Yukon; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baird, Sr. was a member of the Odd Fellows |
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| 1 | | and the Alton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1308 and a past | 2 | | president of the Alton High School Booster Club; as a longtime | 3 | | Boy Scout leader, he chaperoned young men at Camp Warren Levis | 4 | | and on many noteworthy hikes, including the Lincoln Heritage | 5 | | Trail in Springfield; he also had an extensive collection of | 6 | | antique tools; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baird, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents; a daughter, Phyllis Harrell; and 2 brothers, Gerald | 9 | | and James Baird; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baird, Sr. is survived by his wife, Ella; 2 | 11 | | daughters, Sandra (Jim) Gellar and Lori (Gary) Schwartz; a son, | 12 | | Harold "Richard" Baird, Jr. (Terry O'Connor); Butch (Brenda) | 13 | | Chapman, whom he raised and considered a son; 16 grandchildren; | 14 | | 22 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 18 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Harold Richard "Corky" | 19 | | Baird, Sr.; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Harold Baird, Sr. as an expression | 22 | | of our sympathy.
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