Bill Text: IL SR0848 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of George A. "Bud" Berry III of St. Charles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0848 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SR0848-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of George A. "Bud" Berry III of St. Charles,
who passed away on April 16, 2010; and
WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago to George A. Berry Jr. and
Helen Royer Berry and raised in Hinsdale; he attended Philips
Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and was a graduate of
Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, where he was a
letterman in football, hockey, and track; in September 1946, he
married Jane Morton of Geneva, and they had two children,
Robert F. Berry and George A. Berry IV; and
WHEREAS, In June 1935, he began his career at American
Terra Cotta Corporation, a company originally founded in 1881
as American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Co. by William Day Gates and
bought and re-organized by his father, George A. Berry Jr., in
1935; he was a member of the United States Army from 1941-46,
where he was involved in the D-Day Invasion and the Battle of
the Bulge; he completed his service in England as an adjutant
of the 433rd Fighter Control Squadron; after World War II, he
returned to work at American Terra Cotta Corporation and
continued his illustrious career at the company; and
WHEREAS, He was instrumental in transforming the company

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from the manufacturer of clay products, which discontinued in
1966, to an industry leader in commercial heat treating and
manufacturer of heat treated ground engaging tools for the
construction equipment industry; the worldwide company, known
today as TC Industries Inc., has facilities in Crystal Lake;
Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; and
Skinningrove, U.K.; he retired as chairman in 1984, but
remained involved in the company's planning and real estate
activities until his passing; and
WHEREAS, He authored and published two books on the history
of the company, "Common Clay: A History of American Terra Cotta
Corporation 1881-1966," and "Bars & Blades: A History of TC
Industries, Inc. 1881-2006"; and
WHEREAS, He was president of the Architectural Terra Cotta
Institute from 1950-56, director of Structural Clay Products
Institute in Washington, D.C., through 1966, national
president of the Associated Alumni of Middlebury College in
1964, and served as trustee of the Geneva Community Hospital in
Geneva for 20 years; he was a member of the Geneva Golf Club
and The Chicago Club for 64 years, the Chicago Golf Club for 42
years, and a member of the Key Largo Anglers Club, the Card
Sound Golf Club, and the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida,
where he has had a winter home for 40 years; during his time in
Florida, he pursued his favorite hobby of fishing for the "Big

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Three": bonefish, tarpon, and permit; and
WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and a
sister, Dorothy Gillespie; and
WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife; his sons; his
daughter-in-law, Margo; his two grandchildren, Sterling Morton
Berry and George A. Berry; and his sister, Helen von Dallwitz;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
his family and friends, the passing of George Berry; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of George Berry as a symbol of our
sincere sympathy.