Full Text of SR0037 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 Bernard Francis "Bernie" DeVries of | 4 | | Antioch, who passed away on August 2, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bernie DeVries was born at home on the farm in Rib | 6 | | Falls, Wisconsin to Sam and Effie (Andringa) DeVries on | 7 | | December 29, 1925 and grew up in Sparta, Wisconsin; he left | 8 | | high school in 1943 during his junior year and enlisted in the | 9 | | U.S. Navy, serving as a shipfitter/hull technician; he married | 10 | | Helen Margaret Sands in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania on June 21, | 11 | | 1947; he served onboard the USS Saipan and was stationed at a | 12 | | variety of locations, including Cuba, Philadelphia, Norfolk, | 13 | | Key West, Great Lakes, and Pearl Harbor; he retired from the | 14 | | Navy in 1963 after 20 years of service and settled in Antioch; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bernie DeVries continued his welding career first | 17 | | in Trevor, Wisconsin and then in Libertyville until he retired | 18 | | in 1987; he was a member of UAW Local 1643; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2002, Bernie DeVries received his high school | 20 | | diploma with the Sparta High School graduating class; it was a | 21 | | proud moment as he accepted his diploma and a certificate of | 22 | | recognition from the commander of the Fort McCoy Army Garrison |
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| 1 | | in Tomah, Wisconsin; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Bernie DeVries was a member of Antioch American | 3 | | Legion Post 748, serving in many capacities, including post | 4 | | commander numerous times; he was also a member of the Fleet | 5 | | Reserve Association, the Retired Enlisted Association, VFW | 6 | | Sequoit Post 4551, and the United Methodist Church of Antioch; | 7 | | he and Helen volunteered for Meals on Wheels for many years and | 8 | | were active in the USO at the Great Lakes Naval Base; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Bernie DeVries was an active beekeeper for over 35 | 10 | | years and was a member of the Lake County Beekeepers | 11 | | Association; in 2014, he received the Illinois Beekeepers | 12 | | Association Pioneer Award for his work in promoting beekeeping; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bernie DeVries was preceded in death by his wife, | 15 | | Helen; his parents; his brothers, Morris, Harvey, and Thomas; | 16 | | his son-in-law, David J. Valentine; and his grandson, Jack | 17 | | Bernard Valentine; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bernie DeVries is survived by his daughters, | 19 | | Margaret (James) Cole, Christine (Kenneth) Smith, Colleen | 20 | | Valentine, and Dianna (Jack) Baseley; his brother, Gordon | 21 | | DeVries; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; | 22 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Bernard Francis "Bernie" DeVries and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Bernie DeVries as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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