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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of William B. Bedard, Jr. of Moline, who
4passed away on August 21, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was born on January 1, 1940 in
6Chicago; his parents were Arla Mae (nee Larsen) and William B.
7Bedard, Sr.; he married Judith Lynn Weinberger on December 9,
81961 in Appleton; and
 
9    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. served his country as a member
10of the United States Navy for 9 years, which included 6 tours
11on the USS Simon Bolivar, a Polaris submarine; and
 
12    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was the owner and operator of
13Quality Roofing in Moline from 1984 to 1996; he later retired
14from ConAm in 2009; and
 
15    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was a member of the First
16Evangelical Free Church in Moline; and
 
17    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. enjoyed fishing, bowling, and
18watching the Green Bay Packers; and
 
19    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. was preceded in death by a

 

 

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1son, Scott Bedard; his parents; and a brother, Ronald Bedard;
2and
 
3    WHEREAS, William Bedard, Jr. is survived by his wife, Lynn;
4a daughter and son-in-law, Stacy and Mark Zmuda; 3
5grandchildren, Caleb, Scott, and Bethany Zmuda; and a brother,
6Terry Bedard; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
9family and friends, mourn the passing of William B. Bedard,
10Jr.; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of William Bedard, Jr. as an expression
13of our sympathy.