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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of William Lawrence "Larry" Day of | ||||||
| 4 | Meadowbrook, who passed away on December 25, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Larry Day was born in Brawley, California to | ||||||
| 6 | Wannie (Bell) Day and Judge John W. Day on November 12, 1947; | ||||||
| 7 | he graduated from Roxana High School and earned a Bachelor of | ||||||
| 8 | Science degree at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; | ||||||
| 9 | he married Marcy Farmer at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in | ||||||
| 10 | Bethalto on August 26, 2000; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Larry Day served three tours of duty in Vietnam, | ||||||
| 12 | which included rescue missions as a Blackhawk helicopter door | ||||||
| 13 | gunner, three years as an instructor at "Jungle Survival | ||||||
| 14 | School" in Panama, and as a drill instructor at Fort Polk, | ||||||
| 15 | Louisiana, and Fort Riley, Kansas; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Larry Day worked at the Olin Corporation for over | ||||||
| 17 | 20 years, both before and after his military service; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Larry Day received his 3rd Degree Black Belt in | ||||||
| 19 | karate, tae kwon do, and jiu-jitsu; he also received his 4th | ||||||
| 20 | Degree in the Knights of Columbus and was a ranking member of | ||||||
| 21 | the Masons; he served 12 years as Chairman of the Bethalto | ||||||
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| 1 | Board; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Larry Day was an avid marksman and hunter; he | ||||||
| 3 | enjoyed working with veteran support groups, woodworking, | ||||||
| 4 | using the ham radio, reading books, and spending time with | ||||||
| 5 | others; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Larry Day was preceded in death by his father; and | ||||||
| 7 | his sisters, Patricia (Day) Leady and Linda Jane Day; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Larry Day is survived by his mother; his wife, | ||||||
| 9 | Marcy; his daughter, Laura Robbins; his sons, John L. (Justina) | ||||||
| 10 | Day, Michael J. (Jennifer) Day, and Joseph Day; his four | ||||||
| 11 | grandchildren; his two great-grandchildren; his brothers, Fr. | ||||||
| 12 | John Patrick Day CP and James (Sally) Day; his sister, Linda | ||||||
| 13 | Barrett; and his other relatives, especially Mike Leady and Joe | ||||||
| 14 | Minor; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | William Lawrence "Larry" Day and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 18 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 19 | it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Larry Day as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | deepest sympathy.
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