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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ray
4 Petersen of Gibson City, Illinois, who passed away on January
5 19, 1999; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Petersen was born in Gibson City on May 3,
7 1936; his parents were Walter and Laura Petersen; on May 28,
8 1960 he married Judith Mooney; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Petersen worked for the Urbana Courier from
10 1959 to 1969; from 1969 to 1974 he worked for the Gibson City
11 Courier, writing a column entitled "Pete and Re-Pete"; Mr.
12 Petersen served as a longtime correspondent for The
13 News-Gazette in Champaign; he ran Remembrance Photography
14 from 1975 to 1998, when he retired; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Petersen served Gibson City as treasurer in
16 1972 and as the alderman from the third ward from 1976 to
17 1980; he was a supporter of the Open Meetings Act and would
18 let area board members who met in secret meetings know how he
19 felt about such actions; and
20 WHEREAS, Ray Petersen is survived by his wife, Judith;
21 his son, Martin Petersen; his daughters, Krista Holloway,
22 Karin McBride, and Laura Schwarze; his sister, Norma Newsome;
23 and five grandchildren; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of Ray
27 Petersen of Gibson City; may they find peace in this time of
28 need; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the family of Ray Petersen.