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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely
4 death of Bruce Spaulding of Bourbonnais on Saturday, April
5 26, 2003; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Spaulding was born on August 7, 1953 in
7 Manteno to Fred and Martha Jane McCleary Spaulding; he
8 married Denise Ann Daniels on June 23, 1995 in Kankakee; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Spaulding was a firefighter and EMT-B for
10 the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District; he had been a
11 member of the Bourbonnais department since January 1, 2000;
12 he also worked as a cadet advisor, fire academy professor,
13 and taught fire science to prospective firefighters and EMS
14 personnel at the Kankakee Area Career Center for the past
15 nine years; he was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in
16 Kankakee; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Spaulding had wanted to be a firefighter
18 from age three and when he was 18, the Bradley village board
19 held a special meeting to vote him onto the fire department;
20 he was one of the first members of the paramedic system at
21 Bradley and served there for 21 years; and
22 WHEREAS, The passing of Bruce Spaulding has been deeply
23 felt by his community and colleagues and especially by his
24 wife, Denise; his sons and daughter-in-law, Brian and Stacy
25 Spaulding and Andrew Campbell; his daughters and son-in-law,
26 Becky and Doug Poza and Krista Campbell; his sisters and
27 brothers-in-law, Beth and Paul Zeedyk and Paula and Dennis
28 Buhrmester; his stepsister and brother-in-law, Laurel and
29 Neal Thompson; his sister-in-law, Deborah and Richard
30 Gaffield, Sr.; his brother and sister-in-law, Steven Sr. and
31 Tamie Spaulding; his stepbrothers, David Lehnus and Jeff
32 Lehnus; his mother and stepfather, Jane and Gale Lehnus; his
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1 mother-in-law, Bernice Daniels; his grandson, Tyler Poza; and
2 his yellow lab, Robin; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
5 of Bruce Spaulding and extend to his friends, family,
6 community, and colleagues our deepest sympathy; and be it
7 further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Bruce Spaulding as an expression
10 of our sincerest condolences during their time of
11 bereavement.