Full Text of SR1567 99th 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 "Hal" Baker of Woodstock, who | 4 | | passed away on November 28, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baker was born on October 2, 1941 in | 6 | | Woodstock; his parents were George and Alice Baker; he married | 7 | | Crystal Scott on February 23, 1962; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baker went to school in Woodstock and | 9 | | continued his education at Trinidad College in Colorado and at | 10 | | Northern Illinois University; after 4 years of service in the | 11 | | United States Air Force, he returned to Woodstock and worked in | 12 | | sales for many years, finally opening his own business on Main | 13 | | Street called Sound Advice and later America's Best | 14 | | Audio-Video; he then spent many years as the elected Assessor | 15 | | for Dorr Township until his retirement; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baker had a lifelong interest in hunting | 17 | | and fishing and especially enjoyed spending summers in | 18 | | Wisconsin and winters in Texas; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baker was a member of the Woodstock Jaycees | 20 | | and coached their award winning shooting team; he volunteered | 21 | | as a Little League coach, a hunter safety instructor, and an |
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| 1 | | information officer with the McHenry County Civil Defense; he | 2 | | was also a member of the Woodstock Moose, the American Legion, | 3 | | the Harvard Sportsmen's Club, and was a life member of the NRA; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harold Baker is survived by his wife of 53 years, | 6 | | Crystal Baker; his children, James, Scott, and Melinda (Mark) | 7 | | McDonough; and his grandchildren, Jessica Baker, Shaun | 8 | | (Brigitte) Baker, Samantha Baker, and Renee and Ross Adams; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Harold "Hal" Baker; | 13 | | and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Harold Baker as an expression of our | 16 | | sympathy.
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