Full Text of SR0916 96th 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
Roger Allen Ness of Newark, who passed | 4 | | away on August 10, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ness was born on November 29, 1950, in | 6 | | Morris; his parents were Harold and Elizabeth (Miner) Ness; he | 7 | | married Nancy (Knudson) on November 1, 1969 at the Platteville | 8 | | Lutheran Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ness was a graduate of Newark High School | 10 | | and the Aurora Barber College; he was employed as a barber for | 11 | | 40 years, having cut hair at the City Barbershop in Geneva and | 12 | | the Country Cousins Hair Place in Newark; he was famous among | 13 | | his customers for giving the fastest haircut around; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ness served on the Newark Village Board; he | 15 | | also served as the Mayor of Newark for 20 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ness was a member of the Newark Lutheran | 17 | | Church and the Newark Fire Department; he had served as a coach | 18 | | with the Newark Little League and Pony League; in 2000, he | 19 | | became a member of the I.B.C.A. Hall of Fame for his dedication | 20 | | as scorekeeper with the Newark High School basketball team and | 21 | | games for over 23 years; he was also a member and volunteer |
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| 1 | | with many other community organizations, committees, and | 2 | | projects; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ness was preceded in death by his parents | 4 | | and his sister, Cathy Ness-Severson; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Ness is survived by his wife, Nancy; his | 6 | | sons, Doug (Kristin) Ness and Tom (Crystal) Ness; and his | 7 | | grandchildren, Addison, Cohen, and Bryson; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | his family and friends, the passing of Roger Allen Ness; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Roger Ness as an expression of our | 14 | | sympathy.
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