SR0419 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mary Ann Byrd of Glen Carbon, who passed away on June 29, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Byrd was born on July 24, 1966, in Alton; her parents were Kenneth E. and Walburga "Wally" Fisher; she married Paul D. Byrd on February 19, 1994; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Byrd was a loving wife and mother and will be always remembered for being a very strong and positive person; she and her husband started the Madison County Challenger Baseball Team for disabled children; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Byrd was a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Byrd was preceded in death by her father; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Byrd is survived by her husband, Paul; her sons, Caleb Byrd and Ben Byrd; her mother; her sister, Michelle (Jim) Graham; her brother, Eric (Shara) Fisher; her grandmother, Louise Fisher; her mother-in-law, Betty Byrd; her sister-in-law, Lori (Johnny) Waltman; and her many other family members, friends, and church family; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Mary Ann Byrd; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mary Ann Byrd as an expression of our sympathy.