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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of John E. Burns, Sr. of Rock Island, who
4passed away on November 26, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, John Burns, Sr. was born on May 16, 1956 in
6Rockford; his parents were William and Mary Louise Melton
7Burns, Sr.; he married Connie Cox on October 18, 1980 in East
8Moline; and
 
9    WHEREAS, John Burns, Sr. served his country as a member of
10the United States Army; and
 
11    WHEREAS, John Burns, Sr. was employed as a machinist at
12Milan Surplus in Rock Island for many years; and
 
13    WHEREAS, John Burns, Sr. was preceded in death by his
14parents; his sisters, Patricia and Donna; and his brother,
15William; and
 
16    WHEREAS, John Burns, Sr. is survived by his daughters,
17Jacqueline (Robert) Azbell, Jani (Jason) Willis, and Jennifer
18(Tony) Guerrero; his son, John (Kristin) Burns, Jr.; his
19grandchildren, Ethan Azbell and Britta Burns; his brother,
20Charles "Chuck" Burns; and his fiancee, Regina DeSplinter;

 

 

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1therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
4family and friends, mourn the passing of John E. Burns, Sr.;
5and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of John Burns, Sr. as an expression of
8our sympathy.