Full Text of SR1789 99th General Assembly
SR1789 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR1789 | | LRB099 21371 GRL 47244 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Craig Allan Baird, who passed away on | 4 | | March 26, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Craig Baird was born on April 9, 1953 in Harvard; | 6 | | his parents were Donald and Mary Baird; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Craig Baird grew up in a small dairy town in | 8 | | Illinois; his mother ran Baird's Restaurant in downtown | 9 | | Harvard, where he worked with his brother Dick, his sister | 10 | | Jean, and his aunts; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1973, Craig Baird moved to Arizona, where he | 12 | | earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education; he then | 13 | | became an inspirational teacher who touched many lives in both | 14 | | Phoenix and the Prescott area for 33 years; following his | 15 | | retirement in 2008, he began focusing on what he really loved: | 16 | | family time, writing letters and poetry, reading, playing | 17 | | tennis, walking the courthouse, socializing with friends, | 18 | | daily crossword puzzles, and gardening and traveling with his | 19 | | wife; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Sports were a major part of Craig Baird's life, | 21 | | starting with backyard baseball with his brother and continuing |
| | | SR1789 | - 2 - | LRB099 21371 GRL 47244 r |
|
| 1 | | to high school athletics, city league ball, and leisurely play; | 2 | | throughout his childhood, he was exposed to Ernie and the Cubs, | 3 | | along with music and the arts in his many trips to Chicago with | 4 | | his Uncle Howard; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Craig Baird is survived by his wife, Debbie | 6 | | Kuhnke; his sons, Andrew (Brittany), Eamon, Dillon, and Seth | 7 | | Kuhnke (Ashley); his daughter, Kelcie Kuhnke; his sister, Jean | 8 | | Barnes (Roy); his sister-in-law, Esther; his grandchildren, | 9 | | Noe and Daisy; his wife from a previous marriage, Katie; and | 10 | | his mother-in-law, Phyllis Reddel; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Craig Allan Baird; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Craig Baird as an expression of our | 17 | | sympathy.
|
|