Full Text of SR1265 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of William Lawrence "Larry" Day of | 4 | | Meadowbrook, who passed away on December 25, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Day was born in Brawley, California to | 6 | | Wannie (Bell) Day and Judge John W. Day on November 12, 1947; | 7 | | he graduated from Roxana High School and earned a Bachelor of | 8 | | Science degree at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; | 9 | | he married Marcy Farmer at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in | 10 | | Bethalto on August 26, 2000; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Larry Day served three tours of duty in Vietnam, | 12 | | which included rescue missions as a Blackhawk helicopter door | 13 | | gunner, three years as an instructor at "Jungle Survival | 14 | | School" in Panama, and as a drill instructor at Fort Polk, | 15 | | Louisiana, and Fort Riley, Kansas; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Larry Day worked at the Olin Corporation for over | 17 | | 20 years, both before and after his military service; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Larry Day received his 3rd Degree Black Belt in | 19 | | karate, tae kwon do, and jiu-jitsu; he also received his 4th | 20 | | Degree in the Knights of Columbus and was a ranking member of | 21 | | the Masons; he served 12 years as Chairman of the Bethalto |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Larry Day was an avid marksman and hunter; he | 3 | | enjoyed working with veteran support groups, woodworking, | 4 | | using the ham radio, reading books, and spending time with | 5 | | others; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Larry Day was preceded in death by his father; and | 7 | | his sisters, Patricia (Day) Leady and Linda Jane Day; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Larry Day is survived by his mother; his wife, | 9 | | Marcy; his daughter, Laura Robbins; his sons, John L. (Justina) | 10 | | Day, Michael J. (Jennifer) Day, and Joseph Day; his four | 11 | | grandchildren; his two great-grandchildren; his brothers, Fr. | 12 | | John Patrick Day CP and James (Sally) Day; his sister, Linda | 13 | | Barrett; and his other relatives, especially Mike Leady and Joe | 14 | | Minor; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | William Lawrence "Larry" Day and extend our sincere condolences | 18 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Larry Day as an expression of our |
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