Full Text of SR0403 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Donald E. "Don" Cryer of Annawan, | 4 | | formerly of Hooppole, who passed away on July 18, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Cryer was born to Henry and Ella (DeSplinter) | 6 | | Cryer in Thomas on July 17, 1927; he graduated from Hooppole | 7 | | High School in 1945; he served in the U.S. Navy, receiving the | 8 | | rank of seaman first class; he married Rita Croegaert on June | 9 | | 10, 1950; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Don Cryer farmed in rural Hooppole for over 20 | 11 | | years and worked at Hooppole Lumber and Grain for 20 years | 12 | | before retiring; after retirement, he began working at a local | 13 | | farm into his 80s; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Don Cryer was a life member of St. Mary's | 15 | | Catholic Church in Hooppole and the Hooppole American Legion; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Don Cryer enjoyed golfing, playing cards, mowing | 18 | | his lawn, listening to country music, and eating sweets, | 19 | | especially pie; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Don Cryer was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 1 | | his wife of 64 years, Rita Cryer; his sisters, Elma Bruder and | 2 | | Pearl Heitzler; and his son-in-law, Ron DeFauw; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Don Cryer is survived by his children, Jeff | 4 | | Cryer, Jason (Amanda) Cryer, Debbie Cryer, Christie (Jeff) | 5 | | Brown, Brenda Cryer, and Julie DeFauw; his grandchildren, Cory | 6 | | (Kaitlynn Francois) Brown, Kari (Jessica) Curtner, Ryan | 7 | | (Rachel) DeFauw, Kyle DeFauw, Ella Cryer, and Preston Cryer; | 8 | | and his great-grandson, Easten Brown; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 11 | | Donald E. "Don" Cryer and extend our sincere
condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 15 | | presented to the family of Don Cryer as an expression of
our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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