Bill Text: IL SR1574 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William W. "Willie" Irons, Jr. of Oak Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1574 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1574-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 William W. "Willie" Irons, Jr. of Oak | ||||||
4 | Park, who passed away on June 29, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, William Irons, Jr. was born on April 12, 1947 in | ||||||
6 | Moberly, Missouri; his parents were William W., Sr. and Jean | ||||||
7 | Irons; and
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8 | WHEREAS, William Irons, Jr. served his country as a member | ||||||
9 | of the United States Army in Vietnam; and
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10 | WHEREAS, William Irons, Jr. was a graduate of Decatur | ||||||
11 | Eisenhower High School; he subsequently attended Columbia | ||||||
12 | College, where he studied photography, and the Coyne Institute, | ||||||
13 | where he learned the HVAC trade; and
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14 | WHEREAS, William Irons, Jr. worked in the maintenance | ||||||
15 | department at Oak Park and River Forest High Schools for 23 | ||||||
16 | years until his retirement in 2002; and
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17 | WHEREAS, William Irons, Jr. was a member of the 5th Army | ||||||
18 | Band and played flute, piccolo, and saxophone; he also played | ||||||
19 | in a number of local ensembles, including the West Suburban | ||||||
20 | Community Band; and
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1 | WHEREAS, William Irons, Jr. was an avid reader, modeler, | ||||||
2 | machinist, and photographer; he was also a lover of old-time | ||||||
3 | radio shows; and
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4 | WHEREAS, William Irons, Jr. is survived by his wife, Mary | ||||||
5 | Rose "Mitzi" (nee Jamnik); his brother, James (Jonetta); his | ||||||
6 | brother-in-law, Yanez Jamnik; and his nieces and nephews, | ||||||
7 | Jonathan (fiancee, Allison Mickel) Irons, Joseph Irons, | ||||||
8 | Karolena Jamnik, Justyna (Dan) Melehan, and Jason (Danielle) | ||||||
9 | Jamnik; 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, along with his | ||||||
12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of William W. "Willie" | ||||||
13 | Irons, Jr.; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of William Irons, Jr. as an expression | ||||||
16 | of our sympathy.
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