Bill Text: IL HR0178 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William "Bill" Burns of Lake Villa.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Resolution Adopted by Voice Vote [HR0178 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0178-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | ||||||
| 4 | "Bill" Burns of Lake Villa, who passed away on March 21, 2023 | ||||||
| 5 | at the age of 84; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bill Burns was married to his wife Betty for 64 | ||||||
| 7 | years; she was his first date, and they attended the junior | ||||||
| 8 | prom together; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Professionally, Bill Burns had a 30-year career | ||||||
| 10 | at Abbott Medical and started his own computer company as a | ||||||
| 11 | challenge; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Bill Burns was active in sports throughout his | ||||||
| 13 | entire life, including wrestling at the University of Notre | ||||||
| 14 | Dame and managing the Boston Red Sox minor league level A team; | ||||||
| 15 | he also expanded the Waukegan Youth Boxing Club and became a | ||||||
| 16 | national level boxing judge; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Beginning with the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico | ||||||
| 18 | City, Bill Burns and Betty traveled to over 53 countries, many | ||||||
| 19 | of them more than once; he enjoyed planning the trips as much | ||||||
| 20 | as actually traveling; later in life, he enjoyed golfing, and | ||||||
| 21 | he golfed in all 50 states and several foreign countries; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, After retiring from his computer company, Bill | ||||||
| 2 | Burns filled his days with volunteering at Prince of Peace | ||||||
| 3 | Catholic Church, the Lake Villa Township Lions Club, and the | ||||||
| 4 | Lake Villa Historical Society; he also helped on many local, | ||||||
| 5 | state, and national political campaigns; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bill Burns is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 7 | daughters, Roxanne Vatter, Karen Burns, and Lilynn Kattner; | ||||||
| 8 | his grandchildren, Savannah Vatter, Jacob Vatter, Steven | ||||||
| 9 | Peklay, Christopher Peklay, Kaelen Kattner, Joshua Kattner, | ||||||
| 10 | Emily Kattner, and Erin Taylor; his five great-grandchildren; | ||||||
| 11 | his son-in-law, Dennis Bunsen; and his sister, Barbara Carter; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we mourn the passing of William "Bill" Burns and extend our | ||||||
| 16 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 17 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Bill Burns as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy.
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