Bill Text: IL SR0540 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ed Isaac Day of Gibson City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0540 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0540-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 Ed Isaac "Butch" Day of Gibson City, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on May 12, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ed Day was born in Bloomington to Clyde Isaac and | ||||||
6 | Rose Marie (Gusler) Day on August 27, 1952; at the age of nine, | ||||||
7 | he started working for the family business, Day Drainage; he | ||||||
8 | graduated from Gibson City High School in 1971, where he | ||||||
9 | participated in football, wrestling, and the Future Farmers of | ||||||
10 | America; he attended Parkland College, where he worked at the | ||||||
11 | college radio station 88.7; he married Lorri Denny in Gibson | ||||||
12 | City on August 16, 2007; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Ed Day owned Ed Day Earthmoving in the 1980s; he | ||||||
14 | was an operator for Stark Excavating and a foreman for Cross | ||||||
15 | Construction; he retired in 2014, but continued to work, and | ||||||
16 | was most recently working for Lee Farms; he was a member of | ||||||
17 | American Backhoe Excavating Union No. 841 and No. 150; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Ed Day was recently elected alderman to Ward 3 in | ||||||
19 | Gibson City; he had many projects he was hoping to accomplish, | ||||||
20 | including a skate park for the youths of Gibson City; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Ed Day enjoyed music and playing his guitar; he |
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1 | was a member of the bands Quarry Renegade and Bastelle; his | ||||||
2 | favorite types of music were rock 'n' roll and the blues; he | ||||||
3 | also enjoyed science fiction and alien movies, reading | ||||||
4 | nonfiction, biographies, westerns, and Mafia books; he was a | ||||||
5 | dedicated Green Bay Packers fan and attended games regularly | ||||||
6 | since the 1980s; he also enjoyed attending the Kentucky Derby; | ||||||
7 | his other interests included the Chicago Cubs, NASCAR, | ||||||
8 | photography, and Twitter; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Ed Day was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
10 | his sister-in-law, Maleda Day; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Ed Day is survived by his wife, Lorri; his | ||||||
12 | children, Paula (Burke) Stanion, April Day, Lisa (Clinton) | ||||||
13 | Wolff, and Eric (Crystal) Day; his stepsons, John (Leslie) | ||||||
14 | Denny, Dale (Billie Jo) Denny, Dallas Robinson, and Cody | ||||||
15 | (Angel) Robinson; his grandchildren, Lyla Wolff, Chloe | ||||||
16 | Buchanan, Claire Day, Clover Day, Ashley Denny, Dana Denny, | ||||||
17 | Austin Denny, Dakota Denny, Harley Denny, Carissa Denny, | ||||||
18 | Brittany Stanley, Alla Marie Robinson, Brody Robinson, and | ||||||
19 | Brooklyn Robinson; his great-grandchildren, Alea Prince, Mac | ||||||
20 | Prince, Rylee Colgrove, and Tatum Denny; his siblings, Dan | ||||||
21 | (Sylvia) Day, Larry (Miriam) Day, Scott (Kate) Day, and Sandra | ||||||
22 | (Dale) Alexander; and many nieces, nephews, and cherished | ||||||
23 | friends; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Ed Isaac "Butch" Day, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Ed Day as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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