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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the death of Bert E.
 4    Cadney of Plato Center on Saturday, February 1, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Cadney was born and raised  in  Chicago;  he
 6    served  in  the United States Army in World War II, stationed
 7    with a heavy construction battalion on Okinawa; and

 8        WHEREAS, Mr. Cadney began his  career  with  the  Chicago
 9    Transit  Authority  as  a bus driver in 1947; he moved to the
10    photography department in the 1960s, eventually becoming  the
11    supervisor   of   the  department;  his  primary  duty  as  a
12    photographer for the CTA was to support the claims department
13    by documenting accidents involving buses or trains, capturing
14    skid  marks  and  other  telling  details  on  film;  he  was
15    nicknamed "Flash" by his  co-workers  when  he  succeeded  in
16    capturing  a barely visible hairline fracture in a structural
17    support system with his camera; he retired in 1985  after  38
18    years of service with the CTA; and

19        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Cadney met his wife, Ernestine, at the CTA
20    and they were married in 1982 at Chicago's  Drake  Hotel;  he
21    enjoyed  horseback riding with his wife and was always taking
22    photographs; he even snapped a few pictures at their wedding;
23    and

24        WHEREAS, Mr. Drake  was  a  member  of  the  Kane  County
25    Rangers Mounted Patrol and the Fox Valley Saddle Association;
26    he  loved electronic gadgets of all kinds; he was a ham radio
27    operator and spoke with people in many states and  countries;
28    he will be remembered for his strong sense of humor; and

29        WHEREAS,  The  passing of Mr. Cadney has been deeply felt
30    by  many,  especially  his  wife,  Ernestine;  his  children,
31    Bertram and Eric; his granddaughter,  Nina  Cadney;  and  his
 
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 1    cousins and many friends; therefore, be it

 2        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 3    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
 4    of  Bert  Cadney  and  offer our sincerest condolences to his
 5    family and friends; and be it further

 6        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 7    presented  to  the  family  of  Bert  Cadney with our deepest
 8    sympathy.