Bill Text: IL SR0854 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Retired Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Briggs Sr., U.S.M.C., of Granite City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0854 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0854-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 Retired Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. | ||||||
4 | Briggs Sr., U.S.M.C., of Granite City, who passed away on April | ||||||
5 | 3, 2010; and
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6 | WHEREAS, He was born June 22, 1926, in Granite City; after | ||||||
7 | high school he joined the Merchant Marines and then attended | ||||||
8 | McKendree College from 1946 until 1950, where he also played | ||||||
9 | college football for four years; after graduating he worked at | ||||||
10 | Granite City Steel for a short time; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Before entering the field of education as a | ||||||
12 | teacher, he interrupted his teaching to serve his country in | ||||||
13 | the United States Marine Corps in the Korean Conflict; he | ||||||
14 | stayed in the reserves until retiring in 1972 at the rank of | ||||||
15 | Lieutenant Colonel, after 23 years of faithful service; and
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16 | WHEREAS, He returned to the Granite City School District | ||||||
17 | and worked as a principal of an elementary school and coached | ||||||
18 | the freshman high school football team for 15 years; he then | ||||||
19 | become the first assistant for the Madison County | ||||||
20 | Superintendent of Schools for seven years and served as | ||||||
21 | Superintendent for 14 years until his retirement in 1987; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Mr. Briggs had a BA Degree, a Masters in | ||||||
2 | Education, and the following certificates in teaching: | ||||||
3 | Specialist certificate, All Grade Supervisory, Elementary and | ||||||
4 | High School Supervisory, and Administrative and Educational | ||||||
5 | Specialist; he was honored for his work in education with an | ||||||
6 | Honorary Doctorate Degree in 1987 from McKendree College; after | ||||||
7 | retirement he volunteered at the Granite City Hospital for many | ||||||
8 | years and served as a trustee for the Nameoki Township for over | ||||||
9 | 12 years; and
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10 | WHEREAS, He was a member of the Niedringhaus United | ||||||
11 | Methodist Church and a avid bowler, once bowling a perfect 300 | ||||||
12 | game for which he received an award; and
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13 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry | ||||||
14 | Arthur and Myrtle F., nee Hughes, Briggs; and his brother, | ||||||
15 | Harry A. Briggs Sr.; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Harold Briggs Sr. is survived by his wife of 60 | ||||||
17 | years, Elizabeth A., nee Phillips, Briggs, whom he married on | ||||||
18 | June 1, 1949, in Flora; his sons, Tim Briggs and Gene Briggs; | ||||||
19 | his sisters, Isla Mae Williams and Erma Lee Rash; as well as | ||||||
20 | several nieces and nephews and many extended family members and | ||||||
21 | friends; therefore, be it
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22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
2 | his family and friends, the passing of Retired Lieutenant | ||||||
3 | Colonel Harold E. Briggs Sr.; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Harold Briggs Sr. as a symbol of our | ||||||
6 | sincere sympathy.
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