Bill Text: IL SR0239 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Duane Russell Bradley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0239 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0239-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Duane Russell Bradley; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Duane Bradley worked for both Argonne National | ||||||
5 | Laboratory and
the International Atomic Energy Agency for | ||||||
6 | nearly 30
years, including six years spent in Vienna, Austria; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Duane Bradley was an officer with the
Lemont | ||||||
9 | Emergency Management Agency for over nine years,
where he | ||||||
10 | helped with major local events and emergency
response to | ||||||
11 | accidents, fires, severe weather, and other
incidents; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Duane Bradley was a longtime committeeman in the | ||||||
13 | local
Republican organization; he was involved with the | ||||||
14 | Downers Grove Community
Church and was an active member at the | ||||||
15 | former First
Presbyterian Church of Downers Grove; he | ||||||
16 | volunteered his
time at community food pantries and with the | ||||||
17 | DuPage County
Sheriff's Volunteer Patrol; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Duane Bradley's children and grandchildren were | ||||||
19 | always a priority,
whether by serving on the school board, | ||||||
20 | coaching soccer,
or assisting and attending his kids' | ||||||
21 | activities, such as band
camps, concerts, sports, and church |
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1 | events; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Duane Bradley enjoyed square dancing and held | ||||||
3 | many offices and
committee positions to benefit the square | ||||||
4 | dance
community; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Duane Bradley was the loving husband of over 55 | ||||||
6 | years
of his wife, June; the beloved father of Robert Bradley,
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7 | Katharina (John) Harden, and David (Melissa) Bradley;
the | ||||||
8 | cherished grandfather of Ruth and Nathanial Harden and
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9 | Jalaina, Michael, Jaila, Jay, Lillian, and David Jr. Bradley;
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10 | the fond brother of the late Douglas Bradley; and uncle to | ||||||
11 | Dustin Bradley, who he raised as his own after the passing of | ||||||
12 | his brother; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Duane Russell Bradley and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
16 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Duane Bradley as an expression of | ||||||
20 | our deepest sympathy.
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