SR0340 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Clyde Charles Bryant of Chicago, who passed away on September 16, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on May 29, 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byrant; he attended John D. Shoop School, Van Vlissingen Elementary School, and graduated from Edward Tilden Technical High School; he later attended Wilson Junior College; and

WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army for 2 years, receiving the Victory Medal and an Honorable Discharge; and

WHEREAS, He married Mildred Durr on June 14, 1959; he served as an apprentice at Cunio Press for 20 years; in 1961, he became a United States postal worker, retiring after 32 years of service; and

WHEREAS, He attended Mount Joy Baptist Church, serving as a Sunday School Superintendent and a Sunday School teacher; he also volunteered for the Good News Club Ministry, the Older Boys and Girls Conference, Vacation Bible School, and the Sunday School Superintendent's Council; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Bryant and Mary Jones; his stepmother, Lillian Bryant; and his brothers, Herbert and Herman Bryant; and

WHEREAS, Clyde Bryant is survived by his wife, Mildred; his daughters, Diane (Jamie) Sampson and Alicia (Oumaru) Swary; his grandsons, James, Jacob, and Joseph Sampson; his sister, Ernestine (George) Dixon; his brothers, Earl (Florence) and Preston (Sandra) Bryant; his brother-in-law, Lawyer Durr; his sisters-in-law, Shirley Hammonds, Estelle Bryant, and Ira Durr; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Clyde Bryant; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Clyde Bryant as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.