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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION |
2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
3 | | to learn of the death Floyd Edgar Pierce Jr. of Springfield, |
4 | | who passed away on December 9, 2024; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce, the son of Floyd Edgar Pierce and |
6 | | Hazel Marie (Leslie) Pierce, was born in Springfield on |
7 | | December 12, 1932; he married Helen Letitia Cantrall on June |
8 | | 16, 1951; and |
9 | | WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce and his wife, Helen, served as |
10 | | missionaries in Brazil from 1961 until their retirement in |
11 | | 1996; the couple then returned to Springfield and continued |
12 | | their missionary work with the New Jersey-based nonprofit, |
13 | | Christian Missions in Many Lands; and |
14 | | WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce served as an elder at Grace Bible |
15 | | Chapel in Springfield, and he taught free Bible correspondence |
16 | | courses; and |
17 | | WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce never met a stranger, and he loved |
18 | | to strike up a conversation with anyone about a wide range of |
19 | | topics; and |
20 | | WHEREAS, Floyd Pierce was preceded in death by his parents |