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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 Bruce Wallace Yount of Bloomington, who |
| 4 | | passed away on December 19, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was born in Danville to Bruce R. and |
| 6 | | Elizabeth Summers Yount on May 31, 1925; he graduated from |
| 7 | | Catlin Township High School and served in the U.S. Navy; he |
| 8 | | graduated from Northwestern University and married Ethlyn |
| 9 | | Allbright in Western Springs on September 16, 1950; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount worked for Dunn & Bradstreet and then |
| 11 | | embarked on a career in finance and advertising in Detroit, New |
| 12 | | York City, and Chicago; in 1961, his family relocated to |
| 13 | | Bloomington, where he worked for Biddle Advertising for 13 |
| 14 | | years; he finished his career working in computer services at |
| 15 | | Growmark; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was a member of many clubs and |
| 17 | | organizations, including Wesley United Methodist Church, the |
| 18 | | American Legion, the Rotary, The Baby Fold, and the Crossroads |
| 19 | | Fair Trade Gift Shop; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was a Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop |
| 21 | | 18 at Wesley Church for 30 years; he was awarded one of the |
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| 1 | | highest honors in Scouting, the Silver Beaver; he was |
| 2 | | well-liked as a camp counselor for Outdoor Ed and was known for |
| 3 | | his witty humor, big heart, and willingness to serve others; |
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount was preceded in death by his |
| 6 | | granddaughter, Stacey Williams, and his brothers, Ralph, Jim, |
| 7 | | and Joe; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Yount is survived by his wife of 69 years, |
| 9 | | Ethlyn; his children, Greg (Diane) Yount, Steve (Alison) Yount, |
| 10 | | and Debbie (Tom) Veale; his grandchildren, Shelley Dover, Sarah |
| 11 | | Eich, Kaitlin Yount, Jake Yount, Cassie Yount, Grace Veale, and |
| 12 | | John Veale; and seven great-grandchildren, David Williams, |
| 13 | | Aubrey Williams, Penny Dover, Ruby Dover, Colton Eich, Callahan |
| 14 | | Eich, and Jack West-Yount; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Bruce Wallace Yount and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Bruce Yount as an expression of our |
| 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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