Full Text of SR0985 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Gerald R. "Goose" Lounsberry of Hanna | 4 | | City, who passed away on October 13, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Lounsberry was born on April 27, 1939, in | 6 | | Havana; his parents were Raymond and Launa (Rafferty) | 7 | | Lounsberry; he married Sandra Orwig on October 15, 1966, in | 8 | | Brimfield; she preceded him in death in 1987; he then married | 9 | | Irene Raffety on September 5, 1987, in Hanna City; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Lounsberry served his country with pride as | 11 | | a member of the United States Army from 1962 to 1966; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Lounsberry was a drill-press operator at | 13 | | International Harvester in Canton for 25 years; he subsequently | 14 | | transferred to Ohio with Navistar for 5 years before retiring | 15 | | in 1989 after 30 years of service; he later worked for the | 16 | | Village of Hanna City until his final retirement in 2010; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Lounsberry was a member of the Hanna City | 18 | | Sportsman's Club, the Farmington Moose Lodge, and the | 19 | | Bartonville American Legion; he enjoyed watching the Chicago | 20 | | Cubs and hot sauce; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Lounsberry was preceded in death by his | 2 | | first wife; his parents; his stepdaughter, Marty DeVries; and | 3 | | his sister, Marilyn Miller; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Lounsberry is survived by his children, | 5 | | Kendra (David) Wing and Kraig (Debbie) Lounsberry; his | 6 | | step-children, Ronald (Debbie) Workman and Tena (Dennis) | 7 | | McNamara; his 12 grandchildren; his 7 great-grandchildren; his | 8 | | brother, Jim (Marilyn) Lounsberry; and his sisters, Mae Haney, | 9 | | Sharon (Larry) Davis, and Debbie Inman; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Gerald R. "Goose" | 13 | | Lounsberry; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Gerald Lounsberry as an expression | 16 | | of our sympathy.
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