Bill Text: IL SR1567 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Harold "Hal" Baker of Woodstock.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR1567 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1567-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 Harold "Hal" Baker of Woodstock, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on November 28, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Harold Baker was born on October 2, 1941 in | ||||||
6 | Woodstock; his parents were George and Alice Baker; he married | ||||||
7 | Crystal Scott on February 23, 1962; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Harold Baker went to school in Woodstock and | ||||||
9 | continued his education at Trinidad College in Colorado and at | ||||||
10 | Northern Illinois University; after 4 years of service in the | ||||||
11 | United States Air Force, he returned to Woodstock and worked in | ||||||
12 | sales for many years, finally opening his own business on Main | ||||||
13 | Street called Sound Advice and later America's Best | ||||||
14 | Audio-Video; he then spent many years as the elected Assessor | ||||||
15 | for Dorr Township until his retirement; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Harold Baker had a lifelong interest in hunting | ||||||
17 | and fishing and especially enjoyed spending summers in | ||||||
18 | Wisconsin and winters in Texas; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Harold Baker was a member of the Woodstock Jaycees | ||||||
20 | and coached their award winning shooting team; he volunteered | ||||||
21 | as a Little League coach, a hunter safety instructor, and an |
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1 | information officer with the McHenry County Civil Defense; he | ||||||
2 | was also a member of the Woodstock Moose, the American Legion, | ||||||
3 | the Harvard Sportsmen's Club, and was a life member of the NRA; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | WHEREAS, Harold Baker is survived by his wife of 53 years, | ||||||
6 | Crystal Baker; his children, James, Scott, and Melinda (Mark) | ||||||
7 | McDonough; and his grandchildren, Jessica Baker, Shaun | ||||||
8 | (Brigitte) Baker, Samantha Baker, and Renee and Ross Adams; | ||||||
9 | therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Harold "Hal" Baker; | ||||||
13 | and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Harold Baker as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | sympathy.
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