Full Text of SR0617 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Harry W. Button of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on August 5, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Button was born to Henry and Elena Button on | 6 | | February 9, 1936; he graduated from Waterloo High School in | 7 | | 1954 and attended Wartburg College; he served in the United | 8 | | States Army from 1958 to 1962 and was married to Dorothy | 9 | | (Nieukirk) Button from 1958 until her passing in 1969; he was | 10 | | married to Kay (Huntington) Button from 1971 until her passing | 11 | | in 1975; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Harry Button began | 13 | | working as a morning news personality at KFJB, the local radio | 14 | | station in Marshalltown, Iowa; in 1967, he began a career | 15 | | working with various Chambers of Commerce in the states of | 16 | | Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio; he retired in 1998 and later settled | 17 | | in Jerseyville, until his move to Rock Island in 2018; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Harry Button enjoyed puns, baseball, theater, and | 19 | | choir; he was active in the Lutheran Church throughout his | 20 | | life; he had a lifelong passion for technology and electronics; | 21 | | he enjoyed engaging in debate over religion, politics, and the | 22 | | news of the day; in his retirement in Jerseyville, he served as |
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| 1 | | treasurer for Resurrection Lutheran Church in Godfrey; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Harry Button was preceded in death by his first | 3 | | wife, Dorothy; his second wife, Kay; and many friends and | 4 | | family; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Button is survived by his sisters, Betty | 6 | | (Button) Miller and Ruth (Button) Grau; his children, Doug | 7 | | Button, Michael Button, Julie (Button) Hastings, and Peggy | 8 | | Button; and his grandchildren, Chris Hanson, Matthew Hanson, | 9 | | Deni Parker, Daisy Parker, Dustin Parker, Charlie Button, and | 10 | | Missy Button; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Harry Button and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 14 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Harry Button as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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