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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 | ||||||
| 4 | Lee "Jerry" Crabb of Harrisburg, who passed away on January 18, | ||||||
| 5 | 2017; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Gerald Crabb was born in Maud, Oklahoma to Odus | ||||||
| 7 | and Juanita Collins Crabb on June 24, 1938; he married Carol | ||||||
| 8 | Ann Crawford in Vandalia on December 8, 1955; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Gerald Crabb was a longtime owner and partner of | ||||||
| 10 | Crabb & Crawford Accountants of Eldorado; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Gerald Crabb enjoyed playing golf, traveling, | ||||||
| 12 | watching his grandkids and great-grandkids play sports, and | ||||||
| 13 | spending time with his family and friends; he was a member of | ||||||
| 14 | Harrisburg First United Methodist Church, where he served as a | ||||||
| 15 | Sunday school teacher and a former youth leader and | ||||||
| 16 | participated on many committees; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Gerald Crabb was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 18 | an infant brother; his sister, Bobbie Daugherty; his | ||||||
| 19 | brother-in-law and business partner, Carl Crawford; and his | ||||||
| 20 | brothers-in-law, Bob Koons, and Dean Crawford; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Gerald Crabb is survived by his wife of 61 years, | ||||||
| 2 | Carol; his daughters, Mary (Mike) Reed, Martha (Rocky) James, | ||||||
| 3 | and LeAnn (Doug) Miller; his son, John (Amanda) Crabb; his | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren, Julie (Davy) Martin, Lucas (Laurin) Reed, | ||||||
| 5 | Daniel Reed, Laura (Eric) Westbrook, Isabel Crabb, Isaac Crabb, | ||||||
| 6 | Ian Crabb, Scott (Lisa) Reed, and Nikki (Graham) Andrews; his | ||||||
| 7 | great-grandchildren, Jack and Sam Martin, Kendall Reed, and | ||||||
| 8 | Ethan and Carter Reed; his sister, Kathy (Gary) Smith; his | ||||||
| 9 | brother-in-law, Jack Daugherty; his sisters-in-law, Cindy | ||||||
| 10 | Crawford, Nellie Koons, and Jean Crawford; and several nieces | ||||||
| 11 | and nephews, best friends, and special neighbors; therefore, be | ||||||
| 12 | it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | mourn the passing of Gerald Lee "Jerry" Crabb, and extend our | ||||||
| 16 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 17 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Gerald Crabb as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy.
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