Full Text of SR1691 98th General Assembly
SR1691 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR1691 | | LRB098 23500 GRL 62686 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Judge Garry William Bryan; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan was born on October 8, 1953 in | 5 | | Harvey; his parents were George W. and Helen Bryan; he began | 6 | | his childhood in Harvey before moving to Naperville, where he | 7 | | met Joyce, the love of his life, in high school; they married | 8 | | in 1975; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan graduated magna cum laude in | 10 | | 1977 from Lewis University in Romeoville, earning a bachelor's | 11 | | degree in English; he subsequently earned his law degree from | 12 | | The John Marshall Law School in 1980; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan had a long and distinguished | 14 | | legal career; he worked for the Public Defender's Office and | 15 | | the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission and served | 16 | | as a clerk for the Honorable A. G. Webber, III; he subsequently | 17 | | practiced with the law firm Moss, Bryan & Moss, P.C. from 1988 | 18 | | to 2008; in 2008, he was appointed to fill a vacancy as Circuit | 19 | | Judge of DeWitt County; he ran unopposed for election in | 20 | | November of 2010; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan was very passionate about his |
| | | SR1691 | - 2 - | LRB098 23500 GRL 62686 r |
|
| 1 | | work with the DeWitt County Drug Court and believed that drug | 2 | | court provides individuals struggling with addiction an | 3 | | opportunity to address their substance abuse issues and | 4 | | successfully contribute to society; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan was an avid fisherman, | 6 | | connoisseur of fine wine, and gardener; he enjoyed growing | 7 | | orchids, faceting gemstones, and preparing gourmet meals for | 8 | | his friends and family; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, A "Memorial Docket" was held in honor of Judge | 10 | | Garry Bryan and his work on November 14, 2014; the docket was | 11 | | presided over by the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme | 12 | | Court, Rita B. Garman, and was attended by many legal figures, | 13 | | including the Honorable Dan Flannell, Chief Judge of the Sixth | 14 | | Judicial Circuit Court; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garry Bryan is survived by his beloved wife, | 16 | | Joyce; 2 sons, Jason Bryan (Michele Carroll) and Jeremy (Amber) | 17 | | Bryan; 2 granddaughters, Mackenzie and Marley Bryan; a brother, | 18 | | Corey (Lorraine Gallagher) Bryan; and his many beloved family | 19 | | members and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Judge Garry William |
| | | SR1691 | - 3 - | LRB098 23500 GRL 62686 r |
|
| 1 | | Bryan; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Judge Garry Bryan as an expression | 4 | | of our sympathy.
|
|