SR0659 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Gerald Leon Hall, Sr., of Tunnel Hill on Friday, February 10, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hall was born on September 6, 1930, in Marion to Flossie Pauline (Watson) and Noel Iber Hall; he was a 1950 graduate of Galatia High School; and

WHEREAS, After graduation, Mr. Hall joined the United States Marine Corps and proudly served during the Korean conflict as an intelligence analyst; upon his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, he spent nine years working at the EEI steam generating plant at Joppa; and

WHEREAS, On June 9th, 1956, Mr. Hall married Shirley Joann Bullock-Smith at Dixon Springs Methodist Church; the couple was married for nearly fifty years; and

WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. Hall joined the startup crew at the SIPC steam generating plant on Lake of Egypt as an auxiliary operator; in 1997, he retired from SIPC with thirty-four years of service as the 'D' shift supervisor; and

WHEREAS, In 1974, the Halls bought Bullock's General Store in Grantsburg; the couple successfully ran the store until 1981 when all of their children had left the nest; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hall loved to hunt and fish and did so when he had time and was able; he was a member of Fountain United Methodist Church in Marion, his home church, but regularly attended Taylor United Methodist Church near Vienna; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hall was an AINAD Shriner, Scottish Rite Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Grand Order of the Sword of Bunker Hill; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his father-in-law, Hillis Bullock; his brother, M. Bruce Hall; and his son, John E. Smith Jr.; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Gerald Leon Hall, Sr. has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Shirley Joann; his mother-in-law, Mary Helen Bullock; his brothers, Noel Ehud Hall, Maurice Iber Hall, and Forrest Watson (Glenda) Hall; his in-laws, Al and Jeanne Branche, Henry and Frances Gerald Hall Bullock, Sue Jenkins, and Dennis and Patricia Reiter; his son, Gerald (Gerry) Hall Jr.; his daughters, Susan Joy Padilla and Jill Ann Hall; his grandchildren, Elisa Joann Hall and John Paul (Kasey) Hall; his great-grandchildren, Aidan Leon Hall and Kaidence Rashel Hall; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends, all of whom he loved dearly; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Gerald Leon Hall, Sr., and we extend our sincerest 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 his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy for their loss.