Bill Text: IL SR0375 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Elroy H. Becker of Harvard.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR0375 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0375-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 Elroy H. Becker of Harvard, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on February 20, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Elroy Becker was born in Athens, Wisconsin on | ||||||
| 6 | March 6, 1926 to Paul and Anna (nee Fuss) Becker; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Darlene Stevens; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Elroy Becker worked on the Ira Thompson Farm north | ||||||
| 9 | of Poplar Grove; after retiring from farming, he worked | ||||||
| 10 | carpentry for all of his friends around the area; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Elroy Becker looked forward to having his family | ||||||
| 12 | over for Sunday dinners; he enjoyed fishing and building things | ||||||
| 13 | with his children and grandchildren; he had a passion for | ||||||
| 14 | gardening and a love for music and he was known to be light on | ||||||
| 15 | his feet; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Elroy Becker was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 17 | his son, Steve Becker; his brother, Harold Becker; his 2 | ||||||
| 18 | sisters, Elda and Elmyra Garbrecht; his 2 grandchildren, | ||||||
| 19 | Brandon and Ember; his 2 great-grandchildren; his 3 | ||||||
| 20 | step-brothers, Herbert, Arthur, and Erwin Becker; and his | ||||||
| 21 | step-sister, Ruth McCollugh; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Elroy Becker is survived by his children, Roy | ||||||
| 2 | (Linda) Becker, Harvey (Dorothy) Becker, Audrey (Thomas) | ||||||
| 3 | Haynie, and Kay (Gary) Rath; his 16 grandchildren; his numerous | ||||||
| 4 | great and great-great-grandchildren; and his 2 half-sisters, | ||||||
| 5 | Arlene (Becker) Kohley and MaryAnn (Gunner) Rasmussen; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 9 | Elroy H. Becker, 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 Elroy Becker as an expression of our | ||||||
| 14 | deepest sympathy.
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