Bill Text: IL SR0773 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Vernon V. Bryant of Colona.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0773 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0773-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 Vernon V. "Vern" Bryant of Colona, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 19, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Vern Bryant was born in Muscatine, Iowa to Verldi | ||||||
6 | and Margaret Bramble Bryant on December 29, 1928; he served in | ||||||
7 | the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and married Virginia | ||||||
8 | Hughes in Muscatine on July 15, 1955; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Vern Bryant worked for Case Rock Island from 1948 | ||||||
10 | to 1953 and Ben's Nursery until 1954; he was the caretaker at | ||||||
11 | Greenview Memorial Gardens since 1954, retiring after 56 years; | ||||||
12 | beginning in May of 1963, he also was a member of the Green | ||||||
13 | Rock Police Force for 28 years and served as chief of police | ||||||
14 | for many of those years; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Vern Bryant was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
16 | and his sisters, Darlene and Donna; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Vern Bryant is survived by his wife, Virginia; his | ||||||
18 | sons, Randal (Donna) and Lyndal (Sheila Kelley) Bryant; his | ||||||
19 | grandchildren, Eric (Charity), Lindsay, Devin, Drew, Logan, | ||||||
20 | and Landon; many great-grandchildren; his brother, Bob | ||||||
21 | (Rosemary) Bryant; and his sister, Nancy (Gene) Garvin; |
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1 | therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
4 | Vernon V. "Vern" Bryant and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
5 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of Vern Bryant as an expression of our | ||||||
9 | deepest sympathy.
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