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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 Barbara J. "Barb" Gross of Jacksonville, |
| 4 | | who passed away on August 16, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Barb Gross was born in Jacksonville to Harriet and |
| 6 | | Everet Moss on October 5, 1928; she graduated from Jacksonville |
| 7 | | High School in 1946 and married William L. Gross in 1949; |
| 8 | | later, she studied at Lincoln Land Community College and |
| 9 | | Sangamon State University; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Barb Gross was a dedicated public official and |
| 11 | | served as Morgan County Clerk from 1974 to 2010; she was well |
| 12 | | respected by her peers and served as president of the |
| 13 | | International Association of Clerks, Recorders and Election |
| 14 | | Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT); she was one of Morgan |
| 15 | | County's most popular public officials and was re-elected eight |
| 16 | | times before her retirement in 2010; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Barb Gross was passionate about politics and led |
| 18 | | the Morgan County Democratic Women's Club for many years; she |
| 19 | | ran for state representative and was elected several times as a |
| 20 | | delegate to democratic presidential nominating conventions; |
| 21 | | she served as grand marshal of the Jacksonville St. Patrick's |
| 22 | | Day Parade, and she and her husband were always available to |
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| 1 | | represent Democrats at parades; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Barb Gross loved her family and especially enjoyed |
| 3 | | being a spectator at her grandchildren's athletic events; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Barb Gross was a member of Central Christian |
| 5 | | Church; she was active in the Jacksonville community and served |
| 6 | | on the boards of the Educational Day Care Center, the American |
| 7 | | Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, and the Jacksonville Library; she |
| 8 | | volunteered for the Morgan County United Way, the Heart Fund, |
| 9 | | and the American Cancer Society; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Barb Gross was preceded in death by her husband of |
| 11 | | 61 years, William, and her parents; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Barb Gross is survived by her daughter, Gayle |
| 13 | | (James) Stewart; her sons, David (Barbara) and Tim Gross; her |
| 14 | | grandchildren, Justin and Evan Stewart and Jay, Jeffrey, and |
| 15 | | Joanna Gross; her brother, Warren (Sue) Moss; and her special |
| 16 | | niece, Linda Hall Lewis; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Barbara J. "Barb" Gross and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 20 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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