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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Edward Preston Gartley Jr., who passed
4away on August 23, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Preston Gartley was born in Waukegan to Edward
6"Jiggs" and Agnes Budak Gartley on July 21, 1949; he excelled
7in academics and was a young thespian, an interest he pursued
8as an actor in stage performances during his years at the
9University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he met and
10later married Mellody Lynn Brummett; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Preston Gartley loved music, crossword puzzles,
12gardening, and golf; his was a Life Master in Bridge and an
13avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Preston Gartley is survived by his daughter,
15Rachel Colleen (Sean) Cusick; Mellody Brummett Gartley
16Berlage; his grandson, Rhys; his sisters, Patty Gartley and
17Barb Amadei; his brothers, Kevin (Marsha) Gartley and Jeff
18(Christine) Gartley; and nine nieces and nephews; therefore, be
19it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1Edward Preston Gartley Jr., and extend our sincere condolences
2to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
3it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Preston Gartley as an expression of
6our deepest sympathy.