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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Ernest "Ernie" Bartholomew, Jr. of
4Arthur, who passed away on August 19, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. was born on August 11,
61932 in Casey; his parents were Ernest Sr. and Flossie Elliott
7Bartholomew; he married Patricia Beth Ulrey in Casey on
8September 21, 1954; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. graduated from Casey High
10School in 1951; he subsequently served his country as a member
11of the United States Air Force in 1952 until 1956, spending 18
12months in Korea during the Korean War; he and his wife then
13moved to Arthur in 1957; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. was employed by Petro/USI
15Chemical Company in Tuscola for 35 years until his retirement
16as supervisor in 1992; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. was involved in Douglas
18County politics and government; he served as a Bourbon Township
19Trustee and Tax Assessor for over 25 years; he served on the
20Douglas County Board, having served from 1992 to 2000,
21including 2 years as board chairman; he was reappointed to the

 

 

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1County Board in 2011 and elected to a full 4-year term in 2012;
2he also served on the Douglas County Sheriff's Department Merit
3Commission and the Douglas County Crime Stoppers and served as
4a Republican Precinct Committeeman; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. retired from the Arthur
6Volunteer Fire Department after 20 years of service; he was a
750-year member of the Arthur Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
8American Legion and was a current commander; he was also a
950-year member of the Masonic Lodge, Danville Scottish Rite,
10Ansar Shrine, and founding member of the Tri-County Shrine
11Club, the Arthur Lions Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star;
12he was a member of the Arthur United Methodist Church for over
1350 years, where he served on several committees; he also
14dedicated many years of service to the Moultrie-Douglas County
15Fair, serving as Superintendent of the horse pulling contest
16and working on demolition derby and tractor pull, and served as
17a fair board director from 1984 to 2000; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. was preceded in death by
19his parents and his sister and brother-in-law, Iwana and
20Burnell Runkel; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. is survived by his wife,
22Patricia Beth Bartholomew; 2 sons, David (Gemma) Bartholomew
23and Mark (Terrie) Bartholomew; 2 grandsons, Zachary and Colten

 

 

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1Bartholomew; his step-granddaughter, Eleanor McKee-Volkmer;
2several nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and
3great-nephews; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
6family and friends, mourn the passing of Ernest "Ernie"
7Bartholomew, Jr.; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Ernest Bartholomew, Jr. as an
10expression of our sympathy.