Bill Text: IL SR0397 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Stephen Anderson Bradley of Springfield.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0397 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0397-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Stephen Anderson Bradley of
Springfield, who passed away on June 19, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Stephen Bradley was born to Don Bell Bradley Jr.
and Anna Vaughn Anderson Bradley in Taylorville on November
19, 1947; he received an associate's degree in supervisory
management from Lincoln Land Community College; he earned his
Bachelor of Arts in Labor Relations from Sangamon State
University; and
WHEREAS, Stephen Bradley was a man of service to the
nation and his community; he served with the Military Police
in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1973 and then as an elected
police commissioner for the Village of Jerome from 1974 to
1984, where he was instrumental in establishing the Sangamon
County 911 system; and
WHEREAS, Professionally, Stephen Bradley worked as a plant
accountant at Central Illinois Public Service Company from
1971 to 1998 and for the Comptroller of the State of Illinois
from 2000 to 2009; and
WHEREAS, Stephen Bradley was part of the state and

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national leadership of the Sons of the American Revolution
(SAR), serving as chapter president of Springfield, president
of Illinois, vice president general of the Great Lakes Region,
and chair of the State Presidents' Council; he also supported
the formation of the Ladies Auxiliary, ensuring his wife,
Jane, was able to participate; through SAR, he assisted in
placing flags on patriots' graves, attended flag ceremonies,
and organized the scholarship program; and
WHEREAS, Stephen Bradley was an active Red Cross
volunteer, aiding in the national response to the tornadoes
and flooding in Nashville and Jackson, Tennessee, Biloxi,
Mississippi, and Raleigh, North Carolina; he delivered food
and water, managed public relations, and handled cost recovery
for weeks after disasters; when he was back in Springfield, he
managed the urban response vehicle fleet, making sure that the
Red Cross was always ready to serve; he also volunteered as a
house manager at Sangamon Auditorium for 20 years; and
WHEREAS, Stephen Bradley was a faithful member of Laurel
United Methodist Church; he loved traveling and organizing
family vacations, including trips to Haiti and Venezuela and
canoe trips to the boundary waters of Minnesota and Canada;
and
WHEREAS, Stephen Bradley is survived by his wife of 51

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years, Jane (Thompson); his daughter, Becky (Joshua Smoyer)
Bradley; his son, Stephen Bradley II; his great-aunt, Martha
Bradley; his brother, Don (Jan McClain) Bradley III; several
nieces and nephews; and his grand-dogs, Jimi Lee, Roscoe, and
Luna; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Stephen Anderson Bradley and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Stephen Bradley as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.