Bill Text: IL SR0413 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Benjamin F. Truby of Waukegan.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0413 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0413-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 Benjamin F. "Ben" Truby of Waukegan, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 6, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ben Truby was born on January 16, 1922; he served | ||||||
| 6 | in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific | ||||||
| 7 | aboard the destroyer escort USS Burden R. Hastings; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ben Truby was employed at Houdaille Hershey, | ||||||
| 9 | Johnson Motors, and Outboard Marine; he retired from AMCO | ||||||
| 10 | tools; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ben Truby was a former member of St. Paul's | ||||||
| 12 | Lutheran Church in Waukegan; he enjoyed gardening, wood | ||||||
| 13 | working, bird watching, and card playing; he logged many miles | ||||||
| 14 | walking in the Lake County Forest Preserves and in his | ||||||
| 15 | neighborhood; he especially enjoyed fishing for perch on | ||||||
| 16 | Waukegan's North Pier; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Ben Truby was preceded in death by his wife of 51 | ||||||
| 18 | years, LaVerne; his parents; and six siblings; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Ben Truby is survived by his sons, Trent (Susan), | ||||||
| 20 | Todd, and Thomas (Carol); two granddaughters; four | ||||||
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| 1 | step-granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren; therefore, | ||||||
| 2 | be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 5 | Benjamin F. "Ben" Truby and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 6 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 7 | further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the family of Ben Truby as an expression of our | ||||||
| 10 | deepest sympathy.
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