HR0454 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Residents of Frankfort Township and the Village of Mokena lost an active and beloved community leader with the recent passing of Bruce Edmund Ebert; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert passed away peacefully with his family around him at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on February 9, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert graduated from Lincoln-Way High School in 1964; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert served his local community, State, and country with honor in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969; and

WHEREAS, In 1972, Bruce Ebert married Diane Tuttle and they began their life together in Mokena; and

WHEREAS, In 1978, Bruce and Diane Ebert started Ebert Electric in Mokena, which is still in business today; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert served his neighbors and his community in a variety of public positions, including President of the Mokena School Board, President of the Lincoln-Way Band Boosters, President of the St. John's Church Council, and Frankfort Township Trustee; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert also was an active member of the Mokena Lions Club and the Historical Society; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert loved spending time with his family, and he particularly enjoyed cheering at his grandchildren's sporting and school events, tending to his yard, dancing with his wife, and driving his Oliver tractor; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert will be greatly missed by all of those whose lives he touched and improved by his dedicated service; and

WHEREAS, Bruce Ebert is survived by his wife of 42 years, Diane; his children, LeeAnn (Bret) Taylor and Bryant (Christie); his grandchildren, Jessica and Brian Taylor and Gavin and Breanna Ebert; his siblings, Dale (Lynn Laas) and Dianne (Robert) Schultz; his in-laws, Robert (Valerie) Horras, Dorothy Tuttle, Sheree (Richard) Kinder, and Neil (Rose) Tuttle; and numerous family members and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family, friends, and neighbors, the passing of Bruce Edmund Ebert; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Bruce Ebert as a symbol of our sympathy and our gratitude.