Full Text of SR0248 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Buff Carmichael II of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on March 21, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Buff Carmichael was born to Buff and Leona | 6 | | Beatrice (Falkner) Carmichael in Waco, Texas on July 2, 1947; | 7 | | he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service; he | 8 | | married Jerry Dean Bowman in Clinton on September 20, 2014; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Buff Carmichael first worked as a funeral | 11 | | director and embalmer in Texas; after moving to Springfield, | 12 | | he worked for the State of Illinois with the EMS and the | 13 | | Department of Nuclear Safety; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Buff Carmichael was the founder and a member of | 15 | | the Coalition of Rainbow Alliances (CORAL) and was | 16 | | instrumental in creating the AIDS Memorial at Lincoln Park; he | 17 | | was a board member and volunteer at the Fifth Street | 18 | | Renaissance SARA Center, a volunteer for Gay & Lesbian | 19 | | Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and a huge supporter of Parents, | 20 | | Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); he was also | 21 | | a local chapter board member of the American Civil Liberties | 22 | | Union (ACLU), a volunteer and youth mentor at the Phoenix |
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| 1 | | Center, a volunteer at the Abraham Lincoln Museum, and a | 2 | | member of the Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist | 3 | | Congregation; he and his husband created the Prairie Frame | 4 | | newspaper, which they coordinated for 12 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Buff Carmichael loved camping and sharing stories | 6 | | with anyone who would listen; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Buff Carmichael was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents; his husband; and his sisters, Carol Carlsen and Nada | 9 | | Bell; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Buff Carmichael is survived by his children, Trey | 11 | | Carmichael, Janna Doyle, Erin Agee, and James Hunter | 12 | | Carmichael; his numerous grandchildren; his sister, Judy | 13 | | Lohmann; and his many nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Buff Carmichael II and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Buff Carmichael as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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