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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Francis "Frank" R. Bridge |
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| of Downers Grove on Sunday, January 8, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and was |
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| raised in the nearby town of Medford; he attended a business |
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| school in Boston and then joined the U.S. Army Air Forces in |
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| World War II; he served for about three years as a member of |
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| the 598th Bombardment Squadron and the 397th Bombardment Group, |
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| flying numerous missions over France; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Mary Theresa, his wife of 57 years, in |
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| 1947; the couple lived in Massachusetts for a few years before |
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| making their home in Chicago; they later moved to Brookfield |
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| and then Downers Grove in 1967; she preceded him in death a |
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| year ago; and
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| WHEREAS, For many years, he worked as a manager in the |
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| corrugated shipping containers industry; he retired in 1987 |
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| from Western Kraft Corp. in Montgomery, a division of |
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| Willamette Industries, after 20 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, He had been an active member of St. Joseph |
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| Catholic Church in Downers Grove since 1967, where he was known |
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| for his volunteer work; from 1982 to 1990, he served as the |
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| president of the St. Vincent DePaul Society of the Joliet |
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| Diocese; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Francis "Frank" R. Bridge has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his son, Ross; his daughters, |
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| Julie, Mary Ann LaJeone, Jane Paschall, and Patricia Szczurek; |
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| his brother, Ronald; his sister, Ann Surette; his 11 |
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| grandchildren; and his three great-grandchildren; therefore, |
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| be it
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