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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Beatty Taylor Burke III, of Carlinville, Illinois, who
5 passed away on March 18, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Beatty Burke was born near Carlinville on June
7 28, 1925; his parents were Beatty Taylor II and Clara
8 Shuttleworth Burke; on December 27, 1946 he married Marie
9 LeVora at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Carlinville,
10 Illinois; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Burke was a 1943 graduate of Carlinville
12 High School; he was a 1950 graduate of the St. Louis College
13 of Pharmacy; he was a veteran of the United States Coast
14 Guard, serving in the Pacific Theatre of Operations; and
15 WHEREAS, Beatty Burke was the owner and operator of Burke
16 Pharmacy from 1960 to 1993; he was a member of St. Paul's
17 Episcopal Church and the Carlinville Elks Club; he was a Life
18 Sponsor in Prepetuity for Ducks Unlimited; and he was a 33
19 Degree Mason with the Mt. Nebo Lodge; and
20 WHEREAS, The passing of Beatty Burke III will be deeply
21 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
22 Marie; his daughter, Sharman Ann Burke; his sons, Beatty
23 Taylor Burke IV (wife, Beverly), and Scott J. Burke (wife,
24 Jeanne); his sister, Lucy S. Powell; and many nieces and
25 nephews; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
28 his family and friends, the death of Beatty Taylor Burke III;
29 and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to the family of Beatty Taylor Burke III.