Full Text of SR0546 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 Charles Roger Ezard of Jacksonville, who | 4 | | passed away on April 30, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ezard was born in Mattoon on June 22, 1936 | 6 | | to Harry and Esther Cunningham Ezard; he graduated from | 7 | | Jacksonville High School in 1954, where he was on 2 basketball | 8 | | teams that made appearances in the State tournament; he | 9 | | received a scholarship to play basketball at Vanderbuilt | 10 | | University in Nashville, Tennessee; he then attended Western | 11 | | Illinois University and Illinois College, where he earned his | 12 | | bachelor's degree and played football, basketball, and | 13 | | baseball; he later earned his master's degree in education from | 14 | | the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; he married Sally | 15 | | Brown on July 5, 1963 at the Franklin United Methodist Church; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ezard taught and coached basketball on the | 18 | | varsity level at Ottawa-Marquette, Wynona, Franklin, and North | 19 | | Greene high schools before coming to Turner Junior High School | 20 | | in 1965 to serve as a teacher and coach; he went on to coach | 21 | | boys' basketball at Turner for 30 years, establishing an 83% | 22 | | winning percentage and making several appearances at the State | 23 | | tournament; he also coached track and field and football and |
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| 1 | | was later inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of | 2 | | Fame and the Jacksonville High School Hall of Fame; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ezard was a longtime member of Central | 4 | | Christian Church and served as deacon for several years; he was | 5 | | a past-President and a member of the Illinois Retired Teachers | 6 | | Association and enjoyed meeting with his former colleagues, | 7 | | coaches, and friends; he ran the Jacksonville Pony-Colt League | 8 | | and coached there for several years; as a young man, he played | 9 | | with the Jacksonville Redlegs and Merchants and was a member of | 10 | | his church softball team; he was a devoted fan of the St. Louis | 11 | | Cardinals, the Jacksonville High School Crimsons, the | 12 | | University of Illinois Fighting Illini, and Illinois College | 13 | | Athletics; he had recently become a fixture in the stands | 14 | | cheering on the Lenz Field Warriors; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ezard loved line dancing and attending | 16 | | bluegrass and country-western music events with his wife, | 17 | | following his children's and grandchildren's events, and | 18 | | golfing with his friends; he enjoyed creating gifts for his | 19 | | grandson's teammates and spending time with his companion | 20 | | "grand-dog" Sage; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ezard is survived by his wife, Sally; his 2 | 22 | | sons, Tony Ezard and H. Andrew (Jenissa) Ezard; his 4 | 23 | | grandchildren, Haley Ezard, Abby Ezard, Kaylee Ezard, and |
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| 1 | | Andrew Charles "Drew" Ezard; and his cousin, Carol (Jim) Knapp; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Charles Roger Ezard, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Roger Ezard as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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