Full Text of SR0450 96th General Assembly
SR0450 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Edward Forrester Bloome of Harvel, who | 4 |
| passed away on July 22, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Bloome was born on February 27, 1937 in | 6 |
| Harvel; he was the son of Everett and Nellie (Forrester) | 7 |
| Bloome; he married Bonnie Lee Skibitzki on May 14, 1960; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Bloome graduated from Raymond High School | 9 |
| in 1955; he earned his bachelor's degree from Western Illinois | 10 |
| University and his master's degree in education from Southern | 11 |
| Illinois University in Edwardsville; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Bloome served his country with pride and | 13 |
| distinction as a member of the United States Air Force; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1972, Edward Bloome started his business, | 15 |
| Bloome Water in Harvel, which sold water softeners and later | 16 |
| expanded into the bottled water delivery service; he farmed for | 17 |
| several years in the Harvel area; he also had a long and | 18 |
| distinguished career in teaching in Divernon, where he taught | 19 |
| for five years, and at Springfield School District 186, where | 20 |
| he taught 2nd and 6th grades for 28 years until his retirement | 21 |
| in 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Bloome served as a Republican Precinct | 2 |
| Committeeman for 20 years; he was a member of St. John's | 3 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield and the Masonic | 4 |
| Lodge #681 A.F. & A.M. in Morrisonville; he was an avid sports | 5 |
| fan and especially enjoyed watching the St. Louis Cardinals and | 6 |
| the Fighting Illini; he was a volunteer for the Prison | 7 |
| Ministries at Taylorville Correctional Center and was the | 8 |
| recipient of the Illinois Department of Corrections' Volunteer | 9 |
| of the Year Award; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Edward Bloome was preceded in death by his | 11 |
| parents; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward Bloome is survived by his loving wife, | 13 |
| Bonnie Lee; his sons, Rob (Pam) Bloome and Mark (Julie) Bloome; | 14 |
| his grandchildren, Kayla, Kristie, Kelli, Lane, Marlie, | 15 |
| Victoria, and Kyle Bloome; his brother, Joe (Phyllis) Bloome; | 16 |
| his sisters, Mary (Carrol) Hufendick and Helen McLaughlin; and | 17 |
| his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Edward Forrester Bloome; | 21 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Edward Bloome as an expression of | 3 |
| our sympathy.
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