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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of George W. Lacey Sr. of Peoria, who passed 
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away on June 19, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, George W. Lacey Sr. was born in Farmington on May 
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6, 1929, to John and Elizabeth Boldys Lacey Sr.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He married Dorothy A. Kucavik in Farmington in 
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October 1949; she preceded him in death on October 7, 1998; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of Plumbers Local 63 and worked 
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for Tobin Brothers and Roger Dunn and Sons, retiring in 1990; 
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he also belonged to the Farmington Moose Lodge, St. Jude 
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Knights of Columbus, Ducks Unlimited, Ducks and Geese Forever, 
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and Limestone Democrats; he was an avid hunter and fisherman, 
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trained Labrador retrievers, and was part of the Farmington 
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High football team; and he was inducted into the Greater Peoria 
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Area Sports Hall of Fame; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, and 
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his son, Patrick; and

 

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    WHEREAS, George W. Lacey Sr. is survived by his children, 
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George (Mary) Lacey, Richard Lacey, and Patricia (Steve) 
 


 






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Schmidt; his brother, John (Colleen) Lacey; his sisters, 
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Elizabeth "Babe" (Dale) Broadfield and Mary Jo (William) 
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Rogers; and his grandson, Brett Lacey; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of George W. Lacey Sr.; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of George W. Lacey Sr. as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.