Bill Text: IL SR2427 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Darius Dean Harms of Flatville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR2427 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2427-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 Darius Dean Harms of Flatville, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on July 21, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Darius Harms was born in Champaign County to Wilke | ||||||
6 | M. and Anna J. (Huls) Harms on August 27, 1937; he married Lois | ||||||
7 | L. Busboom in Royal on May 31, 1969; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Darius Harms farmed in the Flatville area his | ||||||
9 | entire life; he enjoyed sharing his love of farming and | ||||||
10 | tractors with others and often demonstrated the progress of | ||||||
11 | farming from the early 1900s to the current time; he was among | ||||||
12 | the founding members of the Half Century of Progress Show and | ||||||
13 | was superintendent of tractor pull events at the Champaign | ||||||
14 | County Fair for over 40 years; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Darius Harms was a lifelong member of Immanuel | ||||||
16 | Lutheran Church of Flatville, serving as council President and | ||||||
17 | on the Historical Committee for many years; he was a founding | ||||||
18 | member of the Illinois Tractor Pulling Association and the | ||||||
19 | National Tractor Pullers Association, and was an honorary | ||||||
20 | Kentucky Colonel; he was a longtime member of the I&I Antique | ||||||
21 | Tractor and Gas Engine Club and the International Harvester | ||||||
22 | Collectors Club Chapter 10; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Darius Harms was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
2 | and
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3 | WHEREAS, Darius Harms is survived by his wife, Lois; his | ||||||
4 | children, Teri (Paul) Travis, Toni (Jeff) Brown, Derek Harms, | ||||||
5 | and Dirk (Audrey) Harms; his grandchildren, Abby Harms, Brett | ||||||
6 | Brown, Hallie Harms, Brooks Brown, Brodie Harms, Bryce Brown, | ||||||
7 | Korinne Travis, and Kelsie Harms; his sister, Marlys (Greg) | ||||||
8 | Cooper; his brother and sister-in-law, Les (Sheila) Busboom; | ||||||
9 | and five nephews; 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 mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Darius Dean Harms, 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 Darius Harms as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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