Bill Text: IL SR0951 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Kenneth Ray Beyer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0951 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0951-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 Kenneth Ray Beyer, formerly of Woodstock, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on August 26, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Beyer was born in Chicago to Raymond and | ||||||
| 6 | Fern Beyer on February 14, 1941; as a young man, he was gifted | ||||||
| 7 | in math and received donor-paid tuition to university, but he | ||||||
| 8 | dropped out in his first year when his father was stricken with | ||||||
| 9 | cancer; he joined the United States Air Force and spent four | ||||||
| 10 | years in the service, stationed primarily in Turkey; he then | ||||||
| 11 | worked for the National Security Agency as a codebreaker during | ||||||
| 12 | the Cuban Missile Crisis; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, When he returned to civilian life, Kenneth Beyer | ||||||
| 14 | worked for Frank Cacci at the Woodstock News Agency; when the | ||||||
| 15 | business sold, he opened Temple Hobbies and later Beyer's News | ||||||
| 16 | Depot and Hobby Shop, a favorite place for both young and old | ||||||
| 17 | to buy coffee, soft drinks, papers, magazines, and hobby | ||||||
| 18 | supplies; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Beyer sold his business and retired to | ||||||
| 20 | Kingman, Arizona; once a year, he drove around the United | ||||||
| 21 | States to visit his children and grandchildren on the East | ||||||
| 22 | Coast, his brother and family in Woodstock, and occasionally | ||||||
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| 1 | friends in Florida; he was an avid Cubs fan and vowed to live | ||||||
| 2 | until they won the World Series; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Beyer was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | parents; and his sister, Diane; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Kenneth Beyer is survived by his brother, Donald | ||||||
| 6 | (Judy); his two daughters, Lisa (Tim Coman) and Eva (Paul | ||||||
| 7 | Davis); his sons, David (Lisa Weckerle) and James (Jessica); | ||||||
| 8 | his four grandchildren; and his four nieces and three nephews; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Kenneth Ray Beyer, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Kenneth Beyer as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our deepest sympathy.
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