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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Lonnie Ray Sherfy of Granite City, who 
4passed away on January 11, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy was born on July 28, 1946 in East 
6St. Louis to Harry and Ailene (nee Lewis) Sherfy; he served his 
7country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War; he 
8married Mary Emma Whitehead on December 17, 1966 in Madison; 
9and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy retired in 2002 from the National 
11Steel Corporation after 37 years of service as a millwright; 
12and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy was a member of the American Legion, 
14the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, 
15and AMVETS; he was also a member of the  Word of Life Tabernacle 
16in Granite City  and enjoyed fishing, camping, landscaping, 
17gardening, reading, and taking many trips to Dover; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy was preceded in death by his 
19parents; his brothers, Wilson and Lester; and his sisters, Mae 
20and Hazel; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy is survived by his wife of 47 years, 
2Mary; his daughters, Vicki Sherfy and Pamela (Todd) Koenig; his 
3grandchildren, Brett Fowler, Ashley Koenig, Megan Koenig, 
4Kaitlin Koenig, and Kristen Koenig; his brother, Roy Sherfy; 
5his sisters, Suee Warren, Donna (Larry) Turner, Mary Milton, 
6Shirley (Jack) Pilger, and Dianne (Paul) Hollis; and his many 
7nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends; 
8therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Lonnie Ray Sherfy, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family Lonnie Sherfy as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.