Bill Text: IL SR0021 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Hardy of Danville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0021 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0021-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of James Bernard Hardy of Danville, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 8, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Hardy was born in Georgetown to James John | ||||||
| 6 | and Gladys Julia Wells Hardy on August 2, 1935; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Sharon Lou Bednar in Westville on August 16, 1958; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, James Hardy worked for Bohn Aluminum; he was also | ||||||
| 9 | elected president of Local 1271 and represented over 5,000 | ||||||
| 10 | members and served as bargaining chairman; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, James Hardy served on the Vermilion County Board | ||||||
| 12 | for many years, where he held several roles, including | ||||||
| 13 | Parliamentarian, Judicial Committee Chair, and Rules Committee | ||||||
| 14 | Chair; he was also an active member of the County Board's | ||||||
| 15 | Nursing Home and Transportation Committees and was known to be | ||||||
| 16 | "persistent in his causes"; he was a member of the Danville | ||||||
| 17 | Barbershoppers, Danville Moose Club, and was president of the | ||||||
| 18 | Lynch Parents Club for a time; he enjoyed playing baseball, | ||||||
| 19 | going to flea markets and auctions, and working in his yard; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, James Hardy was preceded in death by his brother; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, James Hardy is survived by his wife, Sharon; his | ||||||
| 3 | daughters, Christine Massey and Martina (John) Grites; his | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren, Kelly, Joshua, Jamie, Jenna, and Will; his | ||||||
| 5 | great-grandchildren, Sawyer, Alexander, Augustus, and Bentley; | ||||||
| 6 | and one great-grandchild on the way, Wilson; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | James Bernard Hardy and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the family of James Hardy as an expression of our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy.
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