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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gerald F. |
| 4 | | Tuite, Sr., formerly of Rockford, who passed away on December |
| 5 | | 31, 2013; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was born on November 15, 1928 to |
| 7 | | John C. and Mildred (nee Murphy) Tuite; he served his country |
| 8 | | as a combat infantry leader and chief photographer with the |
| 9 | | United States Army in Japan during the Korean War; he attended |
| 10 | | Rockford College and Georgetown University and then |
| 11 | | Chicago-Kent College of Law, graduating with honors and his |
| 12 | | Juris Doctor in 1958; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1958, Gerald Tuite, Sr. opened Gerald Tuite & |
| 14 | | Associates in Rockford, specializing in Labor Law, Workers' |
| 15 | | Compensation Law, and Personal Injury Law; he was a frequent |
| 16 | | lecturer on workers' rights and at Bar Association seminars; he |
| 17 | | was a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar |
| 18 | | Association, and the American and Illinois Trial Lawyers |
| 19 | | Associations and he received numerous accolades for his service |
| 20 | | to various organizations; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was active in Democratic |
| 22 | | politics in the Rockford area; he served as a Precinct |
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| 1 | | Committeeman and Vice-Chairman of the Winnebago County |
| 2 | | Democratic Party and was active in many campaigns for local, |
| 3 | | State, and national offices; he also served as an Assistant |
| 4 | | Attorney General for 8 years; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was a member of the Knights of |
| 6 | | Columbus, the Naples Yacht Club, the Big Foot Country Club, the |
| 7 | | Metropolitan Club, the Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity, and was a |
| 8 | | charter member of Saint Bridget Catholic Church in Loves Park; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 11 | | parents and by his brother, John Tuite; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. is survived by his beloved wife, |
| 13 | | Francine Williams Tuite; his children, Gregory E. (Mary) Tuite, |
| 14 | | Dr. Gerald F. (Susan) Tuite, Jr., Michael P. (Jennifer) Tuite, |
| 15 | | and Tracy (Paul) Beraud; his 9 grandchildren; and 1 |
| 16 | | great-granddaughter; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we mourn the passing of Gerald F. Tuite, Sr., and extend our |
| 20 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 21 | | and loved him; and be it further
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