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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Dennis R. Bush of Rock Island, who passed 
4away on December 1, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dennis Bush was born in Rock Island to Walter R. 
6and Shirley C. (Tacey) Bush on April 28, 1943; he graduated 
7from Alleman High School in 1961 and served his country in the 
8U.S. Army; he married Diana Burns in Milan on October 2, 1981; 
9and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Dennis Bush worked as a farmer and owned Bush 
11Electric; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Dennis Bush was an avid sportsman and enjoyed 
13snowmobiling, riding ATVs, and watching sports; he also enjoyed 
14NASCAR, traveling, and mowing his lawn; he was a fan of the 
15Chicago Cubs and Bears and a member of the Namakagon Trail 
16Groomers Club; he looked forward to the Wednesday morning 
17breakfast club at Two Sisters Restaurant in Milan (The Scamper 
18Inn in earlier years); he was very proud of his family and 
19spent two years caring for his special-needs granddaughter, 
20Alayna; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Dennis Bush was preceded in death by his parents; 
 
 
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1his sister, Mary Beth; and his  grandson, Drake DeKeyrel; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Dennis Bush is survived by his wife, Diana; his 
3daughters, Angela (Dana) DeKeyrel and Annette (Mike) Epperly; 
4his grandchildren, Lexi, Doug, and Alayna DeKeyrel and Audrey 
5and Will Epperly; and his siblings, Darrel (Teresa) and Bruce 
6(Mary) Bush; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Dennis R. Bush and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Dennis Bush as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.