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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of Jack Burgess Sr. of |
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| Caseyville, formerly of East St. Louis, on February 23, 2004; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Burgess Sr. was born in Collinsville on May |
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| 26, 1941, to Donald V. and Ruth I. (nee Campbell) Burgess; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burgess retired after 29 years as a patrolman |
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| for the East St. Louis Police Department; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Hercules Lodge 90 |
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| I.B.P.O.E. of W. of East St. Louis; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jack Burgess Sr. will be deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Mary (nee Moore) Burgess; |
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| his two sons, Jack L. Burgess Jr. and Jimmy D. (Katrina) |
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| Burgess; his daughter, Cynthia A. Dedmon; his four |
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| grandchildren, Stacey Burgess, Crystal Burgess, Dean Burgess, |
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| and Amanda Dedmon; his four sisters and brothers-in-law, Janet |
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| (James "Butch") Biggs, Shirley (Ron) Gallatin, Joyce (Mike) |
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| Hollowell, and Sherry Stark; and his special friend, Robert |
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| Thompson; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and his |
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| brother, Donald E. Burgess; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of |
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| Jack Burgess Sr. along with all who knew and loved him and |
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| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |