Bill Text: IL SR1104 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ronald D. Blad.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1104 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1104-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 Ronald D. Blad of Moline, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on March 6, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad was born in Moline to Robert and | ||||||
| 6 | Margaret (DeDoncker) Blad on May 4, 1937; he served in the U.S. | ||||||
| 7 | Army from 1955 to 1957; he married Judy Possin on August 31, | ||||||
| 8 | 1963; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad was employed by John Deere Plow | ||||||
| 10 | Planter Works and then the John Deere Foundry, retiring when it | ||||||
| 11 | closed in 1993; he then became a self-employed landscaper and | ||||||
| 12 | snowplow driver in the Quad-City area; he was a member of the | ||||||
| 13 | local UAW; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad was known as a real handyman who could | ||||||
| 15 | fix anything; he enjoyed doing yard work; he especially loved | ||||||
| 16 | the coffee at McDonald's and having coffee and donuts at Dunkin | ||||||
| 17 | Donuts; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad is survived by his wife, Judy (Possin) | ||||||
| 19 | Blad; his sons, Kent (Veronica) Blad and Brian (Christine) | ||||||
| 20 | Blad; his sister, Margaret (Johnny) Ruiz; his brother, Hjalmer | ||||||
| 21 | Blad; his grandchildren, Stephanie Farrow, Tiffany (Chris) | ||||||
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| 1 | Foley, Nathan Schmalenbach, Evan Blad, and Vaughn Blad; his | ||||||
| 2 | great-grandchildren, Terrance Russell Jr., Keyonte Farrow, | ||||||
| 3 | Evan Foley, Kashe Farrow, Desire Farrow, Noah Foley, and Eli | ||||||
| 4 | Foley; and his numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and | ||||||
| 5 | great-nephews; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 8 | Ronald D. Blad and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 12 | presented to the family of Ronald Blad as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 13 | deepest sympathy.
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