Bill Text: IL SR1351 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Floyd Edgar Pierce Jr. of Springfield.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-01-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR1351 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR1351-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death Floyd Edgar Pierce Jr. of Springfield,
who passed away on December 9, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce, the son of Floyd Edgar Pierce and
Hazel Marie (Leslie) Pierce, was born in Springfield on
December 12, 1932; he married Helen Letitia Cantrall on June
16, 1951; and
WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce and his wife, Helen, served as
missionaries in Brazil from 1961 until their retirement in
1996; the couple then returned to Springfield and continued
their missionary work with the New Jersey-based nonprofit,
Christian Missions in Many Lands; and
WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce served as an elder at Grace Bible
Chapel in Springfield, and he taught free Bible correspondence
courses; and
WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce never met a stranger, and he loved
to strike up a conversation with anyone about a wide range of
topics; and
WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce was preceded in death by his parents

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and his sisters, Betty Baker and Pat Beasley; and
WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce is survived by his wife, Helen; his
daughter, Susan Elaine (Bob) Whigham; his sons, Eric Kristin
(Jane) Pierce and Dr. Jonathan Elliott (Mary) Pierce; his
foster children, Marli Quadros, Claudio Quadros, Ivan Quadros,
and Roger Nowell; nine grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Floyd Edgar Pierce Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
further