Bill Text: IL SR0767 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Roy William Leopard of Illinois City.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0767 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0767-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 Roy William "Bill" Leopard of Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | City, who passed away on October 11, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bill Leopard was born in Centerville, Iowa to | ||||||
| 6 | William H. Jr. and Ruth (Stroud) Leopard on September 9, 1943; | ||||||
| 7 | he served his country in the U.S. Navy for six years, two years | ||||||
| 8 | active duty and four in the Navy Reserve; he married Sandra | ||||||
| 9 | DeClercq in Andalusia on November 22, 1962; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bill Leopard worked as a piece maker in the | ||||||
| 11 | Cylinder Division at John Deere Harvester Works; he retired in | ||||||
| 12 | 1994 after 30 years of service to Deere and Company; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Bill Leopard was a member of the American Legion; | ||||||
| 14 | he was also an avid fisherman and hunter; fishing was his | ||||||
| 15 | passion, and he loved passing on his knowledge to his | ||||||
| 16 | grandchildren; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bill Leopard was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 18 | daughter, Christie Leopard; his grandchildren, Braeden Leopard | ||||||
| 19 | and Dakota Roate; and his parents; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bill Leopard is survived by his wife, Sandy; his | ||||||
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| 1 | children, William (Annette) Leopard and Brandy (John) Young; | ||||||
| 2 | his grandchildren, Joseph (Kayleene) Leopard, Zeth Leopard, | ||||||
| 3 | and Nathan Leopard; and his great-grandchildren, Hailey, | ||||||
| 4 | Lexie, Ryliegh, Ian, and Kiptyn; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 7 | Roy William "Bill" Leopard and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 8 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 9 | it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Bill Leopard as an expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | deepest sympathy.
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