Full Text of SR0552 94th General Assembly
SR0552 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of William "Bill" Bryant of | 4 |
| Bethalto on Monday, December 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born a twin son on July 3, 1927, to Samuel | 6 |
| L. and Maude (Burton) Bryant; he married the former Thelma D. | 7 |
| (Newell) on October 10, 1949; she preceded him in death on July | 8 |
| 9, 1999, after almost 50 years of marriage; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved his country and his hometown of Bethalto, | 10 |
| and he was very civic-minded; he served a short time in 1948 | 11 |
| with the Illinois National Guard and the National Guard of the | 12 |
| United States; he was later honorably discharged to take care | 13 |
| of his ailing parents; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1951, he became an employee of Union Electric | 15 |
| Co., now known as AmerenCIPS, in the Alton meter department; he | 16 |
| retired in 1986 after 35 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1947, he helped arrange the Cottage Hills | 18 |
| Volunteer Fire Department; he served as president, secretary, | 19 |
| and treasurer, and was later elected chief for 20 years; in the | 20 |
| 1950s and 1960s, he was a deputy sheriff for Madison County; he | 21 |
| was elected assistant Wood River Township supervisor in 1957 | 22 |
| and 1961; and
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| WHEREAS, He received a 25-year service award from the | 24 |
| Department of Law Enforcement from Governor Richard B. Ogilvie; | 25 |
| he also received 12 diplomas in firefighting from the | 26 |
| University of Illinois; he was elected Democratic precinct | 27 |
| committeeman in Cottage Hills 15 and Bethalto 26 for 47 years, | 28 |
| and most important to him was becoming a member of the First | 29 |
| Baptist Church of Bethalto and serving the Lord Jesus Christ; | 30 |
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| WHEREAS, He wanted to be remembered for his undying love | 2 |
| for his family and caring for his fellow man to make the world | 3 |
| a better place; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William "Bill" Bryant has been | 5 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his children, John and Rhonda | 6 |
| Schilling, Lloyd "BoBo" and Kathy Schilling, William "Mike" and | 7 |
| Dianna Bryant, Samuel L. and Nancy Bryant, Mayor Steve A. and | 8 |
| Anita Bryant, Rick and Sandra (Bryant) Wieckhorst, and Arvel | 9 |
| and Cynthia (Bryant) Beecher; and his 16 grandchildren and many | 10 |
| great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his parents, | 11 |
| his wife, and his granddaughter, Tara L. Bryant, who passed | 12 |
| away in 1998; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 |
| William "Bill" Bryant, who will long be remembered for his many | 16 |
| contributions to the people of his area and as an example in | 17 |
| public service, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 21 |
| sympathy.
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