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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Gregg John Davis of Naperville, who 
4passed away on August 8, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born to Ruth and John Davis in October of 
61937, in Scotia, Nebraska; he grew up in Strawberry Point, 
7Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where he 
8met his wife of 50 years, Nancy (nee Humbert); they were 
9married in July of 1960; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, He began his 43 year career in the property 
11casualty insurance business at a small mutual insurance company 
12in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a claims adjuster; he progressed 
13through a number of claim management positions with several 
14companies before becoming employed by the Illinois Department 
15of Insurance as a claim auditor in 1972, progressing to the 
16position of Assistant Deputy Director; he moved to Naperville 
17in 1984 to join Virginia Surety Insurance Company until his 
18retirement in 2002 as an executive vice-president; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, He was known by all as a kind, gentle, and 
20generous man of integrity, always ready with some 
21encouragement, a word of wisdom or just a listening ear; in his 
22later years he developed an interest in good wine and a passion 
 
 
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1for gourmet cooking to the delight of his family and friends; 
2and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, After his retirement he became a volunteer at the 
4Calvary Church Food Pantry/Clothes Closet ministry in downtown 
5Naperville; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Gregg Davis is survived by his wife, Nancy; their 
7three daughters, Chrystal Gray, Sheryl (Michael) Stille, and 
8Rachel Bobak; his 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; 
9his mother, Ruth Davis; his sisters, Sonya (the late Robert) 
10Davis and Anita (Robert Fontenelle) McDonald; and a large 
11gentle dog named Monet; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
14his family and friends, the passing of Gregg John Davis; and be 
15it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Gregg John Davis as a symbol of our 
18sincere sympathy.