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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of former Illinois State Representative Tom
4Berns, who passed away on February 19, 2018; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rep. Berns graduated from the University of
6Illinois; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Rep. Berns made his living as a civil engineer;
8after college, he worked for local engineer Chuck Danner before
9forming his own firm, Berns, Clancy and Associates, in 1975;
10today, the business is regarded as one the premier engineering
11and surveying firms in East Central Illinois; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Rep. Berns was elected to the Illinois House of
13Representatives in 2000 and served one term; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Rep. Berns served on the boards for numerous
15organizations, including the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit
16District, the Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation, the Urbana
17Rotary, the Urbana Country Club, Clark-Lindsey Village, and the
18Champaign County Forest Preserve Friends Foundation; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Rep. Berns is survived by his wife of 52 years,
20Jeannie; two children; and four grandchildren; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3former Illinois State Representative Tom Berns, and extend our
4sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
5and loved him; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Rep. Berns as an expression of our
8deepest sympathy.