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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Ed Isaac "Butch" Day of Gibson City, who
4passed away on May 12, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ed Day was born in Bloomington to Clyde Isaac and
6Rose Marie (Gusler) Day on August 27, 1952; at the age of nine,
7he started working for the family business, Day Drainage; he
8graduated from Gibson City High School in 1971, where he
9participated in football, wrestling, and the Future Farmers of
10America; he attended Parkland College, where he worked at the
11college radio station 88.7; he married Lorri Denny in Gibson
12City on August 16, 2007; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Ed Day owned Ed Day Earthmoving in the 1980s; he
14was an operator for Stark Excavating and a foreman for Cross
15Construction; he retired in 2014, but continued to work, and
16was most recently working for Lee Farms; he was a member of
17American Backhoe Excavating Union No. 841 and No. 150; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ed Day was recently elected alderman to Ward 3 in
19Gibson City; he had many projects he was hoping to accomplish,
20including a skate park for the youths of Gibson City; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Ed Day enjoyed music and playing his guitar; he

 

 

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1was a member of the bands Quarry Renegade and Bastelle; his
2favorite types of music were rock 'n' roll and the blues; he
3also enjoyed science fiction and alien movies, reading
4nonfiction, biographies, westerns, and Mafia books; he was a
5dedicated Green Bay Packers fan and attended games regularly
6since the 1980s; he also enjoyed attending the Kentucky Derby;
7his other interests included the Chicago Cubs, NASCAR,
8photography, and Twitter; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ed Day was preceded in death by his parents and
10his sister-in-law, Maleda Day; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Ed Day is survived by his wife, Lorri; his
12children, Paula (Burke) Stanion, April Day, Lisa (Clinton)
13Wolff, and Eric (Crystal) Day; his stepsons, John (Leslie)
14Denny, Dale (Billie Jo) Denny, Dallas Robinson, and Cody
15(Angel) Robinson; his grandchildren, Lyla Wolff, Chloe
16Buchanan, Claire Day, Clover Day, Ashley Denny, Dana Denny,
17Austin Denny, Dakota Denny, Harley Denny, Carissa Denny,
18Brittany Stanley, Alla Marie Robinson, Brody Robinson, and
19Brooklyn Robinson; his great-grandchildren, Alea Prince, Mac
20Prince, Rylee Colgrove, and Tatum Denny; his siblings, Dan
21(Sylvia) Day, Larry (Miriam) Day, Scott (Kate) Day, and Sandra
22(Dale) Alexander; and many nieces, nephews, and cherished
23friends; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Ed Isaac "Butch" Day, and extend our sincere condolences to his
4family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Ed Day as an expression of our
8deepest sympathy.