Bill Text: IL SR1229 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Henry James Pye, III of Bolingbrook.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR1229 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1229-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 Henry James Pye, III of Bolingbrook, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on April 8, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Henry Pye was born in Chicago on September 23, | ||||||
6 | 1944 to Eugenia Lewis and Henry James Pye, II; he was educated | ||||||
7 | in Chicago and a graduate of Stanford University in Stanford, | ||||||
8 | California with a degree in Engineering; he served in the | ||||||
9 | United States Air Force and was discharged on May 27, 1971; he | ||||||
10 | was married to Diane Bell from 1971 to 1987, and, in 1989, | ||||||
11 | married Carole Caywood; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Henry Pye was employed by Bell Communications from | ||||||
13 | 1969 until 1992; he worked in the Chicago office as an engineer | ||||||
14 | and later in the Lisle office as a graphic artist; he also | ||||||
15 | worked for Motorola in Oakbrook and Sprint in Rosemont as a | ||||||
16 | cellular phone engineer; he retired in 2004; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Henry Pye enjoyed drawing and playing cards and | ||||||
18 | slots; he was a member of the DuPage County Democratic | ||||||
19 | Committee and was a member of the "slackers" at the Bolingbrook | ||||||
20 | Aquatic Center; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Henry Pye was preceded in death by his parents, |
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1 | and by his step-father, George Whitfield; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Henry Pye is survived by his wife, Carole | ||||||
3 | Caywood-Pye; his children, Yurialyse Pye, Henry James Pye IV | ||||||
4 | (Kimberly), Daniel Pye, Ashley Lyles, and Camille Pye; a | ||||||
5 | sister, Sharon Harris; a nephew, Charles Harris; his | ||||||
6 | sister-in-law, Debra Caywood-Rukas; brother-in-law, Linus | ||||||
7 | Rukus; nephew, Jake Rukus; his grandchildren, Alexander Pye, | ||||||
8 | Kennedy Pye, Makayla Pye, and Sheridan Lyles; and a host of | ||||||
9 | relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Henry James Pye, III, 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 Henry Pye as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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