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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of James
4 "Jim" Bernhard of West Frankfort, who passed away on August 4,
5 2008; and
 
6     WHEREAS, James Bernhard was born on June 6, 1935 in West
7 Frankfort; his parents were Stephen and Regina (Harr) Bernhard;
8 he married Judith Woods on October 15, 1955; and
 
9     WHEREAS, James Bernhard served as a member of the Frankfort
10 Community Unit District 168 School Board; he served several
11 terms as a West Frankfort city councilman and as West
12 Frankfort's Street Commissioner; he also served on the Rend
13 Lake Conservancy Board; and
 
14     WHEREAS, James Bernhard was a member of St. John's Catholic
15 Church in West Frankfort; he was a charter member of Knights of
16 Columbus and a member of the Elks Lodge, the Moose Lodge in
17 West Frankfort, and UMWA 2250; and
 
18     WHEREAS, James Bernhard was preceded in death by his
19 parents; his brother, Charles; his sisters, Susan Baumann and
20 Betty Eadie; and his grandson, Michael Dale Smith Jr.; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, James Bernhard is survived by his wife, Judy
2 Bernhard; his daughters, Jayma and Gary Tucker, Jill and Ed
3 Blades, and Joni and Mike Smith; his grandchildren, Tara Wilce,
4 Allyson Tucker, Jimmy Blades, and Morgan, Ty, Garrett, and Drew
5 Smith; his brothers, Steve, Ted, and George Bernhard; his
6 sisters, Mary Louise Stocker, Jean Walsh, and Carolyn
7 Knottleson; his many nieces and nephews; and his special dog,
8 Sassy; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James
12 "Jim" Bernhard; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the family of James "Jim" Bernhard as an
15 expression of our sympathy.