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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 James H. "Jeep" Greer Jr. |
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| of Alton on Friday, January 6, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Born June 21, 1953, in Denmark, Tennessee, he was |
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| the son of Stella Greer of Alton and the late James H. Greer |
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| Sr.; a graduate of Alton Senior High School, he attended the |
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| University of Colorado and received an associate degree from |
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| Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey; and
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| WHEREAS, He married the former Jane Pitts on December 11, |
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| 1993; he was employed by the city of Alton in various |
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| capacities, including Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and |
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| the Police Department as assistant chief of Animal Control; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a lifelong member of Tabernacle Missionary |
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| Baptist Church, where he was president of the usher board and a |
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| member of the Brotherhood; he was active in the church and |
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| community, doing whatever was needed; he chaired the |
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| Restoration Committee for Hellrung Park; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of James H. "Jeep" Greer Jr. has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Jane; his sons, |
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| Lindsey and Cedric Greer and Justin Washpun-Greer and his wife, |
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| Chiquita; his daughters, Danielle McDonald and her husband, |
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| David, and Erica Smith; his 10 grandchildren; his sisters, |
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| Barbara Mitchell and her husband, Jimmy, Valerie Greer, Stacey |
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| Greer, Brenda Slack and her husband, Danny, and Nancy Chapman; |
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| his brothers, Gregory and Ronald Greer and Harold Greer and his |
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| wife, Donna; and his many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, |
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| cousins, and friends; he was preceded in death by his father, |
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| his grandparents, and a nephew; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |