Full Text of SR0796 98th General Assembly
SR0796 98TH 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 Joseph William "Bill" Byots of Gillespie, | 4 | | who passed away on December 10, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Byots was born on June 24, 1929 in Mt. | 6 | | Olive to John and Catherine (nee Bellovich) Byots; he married | 7 | | Joanne Marie Redolfi on September 3, 1955 in Gillespie; he | 8 | | served his country during the Korean War as a medic; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Byots retired from the Shell Refinery | 10 | | Company and Byots Pest Control; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Byots was a member of the Veterans of | 12 | | Foreign Wars Post #4547, Saints Simon and Jude Church in | 13 | | Gillespie, the Knights of Columbus, and the Croatian Fraternal | 14 | | Union Lodge #217; he enjoyed following high school sports, the | 15 | | Chicago Cubs, and Notre Dame football; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Byots was preceded in death by his parents; | 17 | | his wife, Joanne; his son, Joseph William Byots, Jr.; his | 18 | | grandson, William Dale Byots; and his brother, John Byots; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Byots is survived by his children, James | 20 | | (Jennifer) Byots, Michael (Regina) Byots, and Lee Anne (Jeff) |
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| 1 | | Ross; his grandchildren, Joshua Ross, Jessica Ross, Joshua | 2 | | Huber, Whitney Huber, Dominique Byots, Michael Byots, JD Byots, | 3 | | and Noah Byots; his great-grandchildren, Haeden Kellebrew and | 4 | | Leyton Odle; and his siblings, Marian (Robert) Droste and Helen | 5 | | (Jules) Hainaut; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Joseph William "Bill" Byots, and extend our sincere condolences | 9 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 10 | | it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Joseph Byots as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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