Bill Text: IL SR1872 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jay L. Barnard of Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR1872 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1872-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 Jay L. "Jack" Barnard of Moline, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on May 7, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard was born in Moline to Jay and Edna | ||||||
6 | Sleight Barnard on October 9, 1919; he served in the United | ||||||
7 | States Army on the Japanese front during World War II from 1941 | ||||||
8 | through 1945 as a Master Sergeant; he returned home on | ||||||
9 | Armistice Day; he married Virginia M. Martin on July 19, 1947 | ||||||
10 | and they moved into a cabin home on the Rock River, and later, | ||||||
11 | a new home at the same location, completing all of the interior | ||||||
12 | work himself; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard retired from John Deere Harvester | ||||||
14 | Works in 1977, where he worked as a general manager for more | ||||||
15 | than 38 years; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard was a lifelong member of the Antique | ||||||
17 | Outboard Association; he loved restoring and collecting | ||||||
18 | antique boat motors; he was a lifelong member of the National | ||||||
19 | Rifle Association and was a master marksman; he competed in | ||||||
20 | numerous competitions and spent many weekends at the gun range; | ||||||
21 | he earned the title of Wisconsin State Pistol Champion and was | ||||||
22 | a member of the Milan Rifle Club; he was an avid fisherman, |
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1 | canoe builder, and loved life on the water; if it was not at | ||||||
2 | the Rock River, it was at their lakeside vacation home in | ||||||
3 | Minnesota; he enjoyed spending time with his family and enjoyed | ||||||
4 | watching his three grandchildren grow up; he loved reading Tom | ||||||
5 | Clancy, history, and technical books; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard and his wife spent a great deal of | ||||||
7 | time canoeing and traveling to Panama, Alaska, Florida, Arizona | ||||||
8 | and numerous other places, but their favorite places were | ||||||
9 | always the cabin in Minnesota and their home on the Rock River; | ||||||
10 | he loved having his grandchildren at the cabin during the | ||||||
11 | summer and taught his grandsons shooting and fishing; they both | ||||||
12 | cherished their granddaughter; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
14 | his wife of 67 years, Virginia; his sister, Barbara Barnard | ||||||
15 | Paul; and his daughter-in-law, Jan; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Jay Barnard is survived by his two sons, Dana | ||||||
17 | Barnard and Robert (Kim) Barnard; his three grandchildren, | ||||||
18 | Austin (Tiffany) Barnard, Grant Barnard, and Kinsley Barnard; | ||||||
19 | over 30 nieces and nephews; and many friends; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
22 | Jay L. "Jack" Barnard, and extend our sincere condolences to |
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1 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
2 | further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the family of Jay Barnard as an expression of our | ||||||
5 | deepest sympathy.
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