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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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| learned with regret of the death of George Caddell Bruce Jr. of |
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| Princeton on Saturday, June 5, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bruce was born on April 6, 1921, in Pontiac to |
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| George Caddell Sr. and Jane Ellen (Ricker) Bruce; he married |
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| Irma Kitterman on April 26, 1949, in Princeton; she preceded |
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| him in death on April 30, 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bruce valiantly served his country during |
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| World War II in the U.S. Army; he owned and operated Bruce |
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| Jewelers since 1946; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bruce was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran |
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| Church in Princeton, American Legion Post 125, Princeton |
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| Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. 587, Jewelers of America, Illinois |
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| Jewelers Association, and local antique automobile clubs; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of George Caddell Bruce Jr. has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Gary (Diane) Bruce |
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| and Gail Bruce; and his grandchildren, Sarah Jane Bruce, Reid |
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| Bruce, and Mark Bruce; 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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| George Caddell Bruce Jr., and we extend our deepest sympathy to |
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| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of George Caddell Bruce Jr. as an |
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| expression of our sincere condolences.
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