SR1205 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Laurence E. "Larry" Kirby of Urbana, who passed away on September 14, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Larry Kirby was born in Mahomet on October 3, 1926 to Cecil Owen and Audie Mabel Jacobs Kirby; he grew up in the Paxton area and served in the United States Navy during World War II; he attended the Illinois Technical Institute of Chicago and married Eva Lois Brown on April 4, 1947 in the Methodist Church parsonage in Paxton; and

WHEREAS, Larry Kirby and his wife moved from Paxton to the Champaign-Urbana area in 1958; he retired as an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 601 electrician (IBEW); he was a former instructor for the IBEW 601 apprenticeship program, superintendent of building inspection in Champaign, director of Champaign County Civil Defense, and a Champaign County zoning administrator; and

WHEREAS, Larry Kirby was a former member of Paxton United Methodist Church and a member of the Paxton American Legion Prairie Post 150, the Paxton Masonic Lodge No. 416 A.F. & A.M., IBEW 601, and the Twin City Amateur Radio Club; and

WHEREAS, Larry Kirby enjoyed hunting, fishing, antique tractors, and gardening; he also had an interest in family history and Civil War history; he always had a love for dogs and family; and

WHEREAS, Larry Kirby was preceded in death by his wife, Eva; his parents; his 2 sisters, Leone Kirby Fairley and Doris Kirby Frederickson; and his brother, David Kirby; and

WHEREAS, Larry Kirby is survived by his daughter, Connie (Gary) Jordan; his 2 sons, Eugene Kirby and Larry (Jennifer) Kirby; his 3 grandsons, Jacob, Joshua, and Matthew Jordan; his granddaughter, Fallon Kirby; his 2 great-grandsons, Nikolas and Lucas Jordan; his great-granddaughter, Lily Grace Jordan; his 3 brothers, Owen (Jean) Kirby, Dannie Kirby, and Everett (Faye) Kirby; and his sister-in-law, Barbara Kirby; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Laurence E. "Larry" Kirby, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Larry Kirby as an expression of our deepest sympathy.