Bill Text: IL SR1697 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Barry Leon Nixon of Venice, Florida.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR1697 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1697-Introduced.html
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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 Barry Leon Nixon of Venice, Florida, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 8, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Barry Nixon was born in Bloomington on February | ||||||
6 | 18, 1941 to Paul and Lois Nixon; he graduated from Mansfield | ||||||
7 | High School in 1958 and Eastern Illinois University in 1962; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Barry Nixon began his teaching and coaching career | ||||||
10 | at Bloomington High School, where he discovered his love of | ||||||
11 | tennis; he led the Raiders to 2 State titles and multiple | ||||||
12 | individual championships; he was a member of the Illinois High | ||||||
13 | School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame and received | ||||||
14 | numerous other awards and recognitions; after retiring in 1994, | ||||||
15 | he became the men's tennis coach at Illinois State University | ||||||
16 | until 1999; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Barry Nixon is survived by his wife and best | ||||||
18 | friend, Peggy Nixon; his sister, Dixie Mulligan; his sons, | ||||||
19 | Steve Nixon and Eric (Ellen) Nixon; his step-sons, Erik (Annie) | ||||||
20 | Borling and Karl Borling; his granddaughter, Julia; and his | ||||||
21 | grandson, Brett; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Barry Leon Nixon, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Barry Nixon as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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