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HR0184 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Fred H. | ||||||
| 4 | Bright Jr., the former Mayor of the Village of East Alton, who | ||||||
| 5 | passed away on February 25, 2025; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Fred Bright was born in Granite City on June 24, | ||||||
| 7 | 1942; he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he was | ||||||
| 8 | a graduate of the FBI Academy; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Fred Bright embarked on a lengthy career in law | ||||||
| 10 | enforcement, beginning with the Madison County Sheriff's | ||||||
| 11 | Department at the Madison County Jail; he later joined the | ||||||
| 12 | Alton Police Department; he then served in the role of Chief of | ||||||
| 13 | Police for the Village of East Alton, and he proceeded to serve | ||||||
| 14 | as a major with the Madison County Sheriff's Department; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Fred Bright served as Mayor of the Village of | ||||||
| 16 | East Alton for five terms; while he held office, he was known | ||||||
| 17 | for his commitment to the village and the concern he showed for | ||||||
| 18 | his employees, always making sure they had what they needed; | ||||||
| 19 | and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Fred Bright, in addition to his public service, | ||||||
| 21 | was an insurance agent for State Farm since 1983, and he was | ||||||
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| 1 | actively involved in a number of community organizations, | ||||||
| 2 | including the Wood River Masonic Lodge and the Ainad Shrine | ||||||
| 3 | Temple; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Fred Bright will be remembered for dedicating | ||||||
| 5 | much of his life to public service; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Fred Bright was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 7 | Shirley R. (Rieken) Bright; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Fred Bright is survived by two daughters, four | ||||||
| 9 | grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we mourn the passing of Fred H. Bright Jr., the former Mayor of | ||||||
| 13 | the Village of East Alton, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 14 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Fred Bright and to the Village of | ||||||
| 18 | East Alton as an expression of our deepest sympathy. | ||||||