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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Gerard "Jerry" Louis O'Neill of |
4 | | Champaign, who passed away on March 21, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry O'Neill was born in Champaign to John F. and |
6 | | Marjorie O'Neill on December 22, 1935; he graduated from |
7 | | Champaign High School in 1954; he earned a degree in |
8 | | agriculture economics from the University of Illinois in 1958; |
9 | | upon graduating from college, he served his country as a first |
10 | | lieutenant in the United States Army in Korea and Fort Knox, |
11 | | Kentucky from 1958 until 1960; he returned to the University of |
12 | | Illinois and earned an executive Master of Business |
13 | | Administration in 1977; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Jerry O'Neill served a leadership role as |
15 | | president and chairman of the board of American National Bank |
16 | | and later worked for Marine Bank, Bank One, and Chase; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Jerry O'Neill served many local charitable and |
18 | | civic organizations, including the United Way, the Champaign |
19 | | Chamber of Commerce, the Champaign Police and Fire Commission, |
20 | | Busey First National Bank, the Jaycees, where he received the |
21 | | Distinguished Service Award, the Community Foundation, the |
22 | | Champaign Country Club, the Disabled Citizens Foundation, the |
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1 | | Kiwanis Club, St. Thomas More High School's Finance Committee, |
2 | | the Green Meadow Girl Scout Council, the Developmental Services |
3 | | Center, the City of Champaign Community Development Advisory |
4 | | Board, Delta Tau Delta, Provena Covenant Board of Directors, |
5 | | the Champaign Girls Club, the Girl Scout Council, and the |
6 | | America Business Woman's Association, where he was named Boss |
7 | | of the Year; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, In his free time, Jerry O'Neill enjoyed golf, |
9 | | racquetball, skiing, bocce ball, fishing, traveling, and |
10 | | watching his children and grandchildren play sports; his |
11 | | leadership qualities and dry sense of humor will be missed, but |
12 | | he leaves behind a legacy of community service; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Jerry O'Neill was preceded in death by his |
14 | | parents; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Jerry O'Neill is survived by his wife, Isabel; his |
16 | | children, Diane (Gary) Ballegeer and David (Kathy) O'Neill; his |
17 | | grandchildren, Gail (Heath) Lewis, Joe and Paul (Leigh Ann) |
18 | | Ballegeer, and Conor, Robby, and Matt O'Neill; his |
19 | | great-grandchildren, Isabel and Wellington; and his siblings, |
20 | | Gene and Richard (Bonnie) O'Neill; therefore, be it
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21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |