SR0552 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Gary L. McCaskill of Timewell, who passed away on December 16, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Gary McCaskill, the son of Geraldine Melissa Ann Moore McCaskill and Floyd Leroy McCaskill, was born in Quincy on July 20, 1948; he attended Timewell Grade School and graduated from Brown County High School in 1966; he married Sandra Kay "Sandi" Six at the First Christian Church in Mt. Sterling on February 22, 1969; and

WHEREAS, Gary McCaskill served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict from 1968 to 1970; after his return from Vietnam and until his discharge, he was stationed in Savannah, Georgia, where he was joined by Sandi; and

WHEREAS, Gary McCaskill was interested in horses while his farming family raised Polled Hereford cattle; he especially loved showing reining horses at the Brown County Fair and the Illinois State Fair; he formed lifetime friendships with many other horse trainers, including Roger Johnson and Mike Touley; and

WHEREAS, Gary McCaskill was a member of Timewell Baptist Church, having been baptized in 1957; he also possessed a love for basketball and track, which he developed in his younger years; and

WHEREAS, Gary McCaskill was the husband of Sandi McCaskill; the father of Carrie Lynn McCaskill Schmidt and Sara Beth (Colin Hugo) McCaskill Mulacek; the grandfather of seven grandchildren; and the brother of Ronald Leroy (Ruth) McCaskill and Randall Kay (Kris) McCaskill; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Gary L. McCaskill and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Gary McCaskill as an expression of our deepest sympathy.