Full Text of SR0212 94th General Assembly
SR0212 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Mr. Gale C. Wicks of | 4 |
| Aurora, which occurred on September 30, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 14, 1921, in Seneca to | 6 |
| Arthur and Bertha Wicks; a Seneca Knight, he dated Mary | 7 |
| Catherine Schaefer, the love of his life, who became his wife | 8 |
| of nearly 60 years and whom he often called Katie; she preceded | 9 |
| him in death in September of 2000; and
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| WHEREAS, He studied surveying briefly at Penn State, until | 11 |
| he was called to duty in World War II in Europe; he served his | 12 |
| unit as a medic and saw first hand the ravages of war; he | 13 |
| always expressed how grateful he was to return home; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Wicks settled his family in Aurora, and he | 15 |
| began a career; he had fond memories of working for the | 16 |
| Burlington Northern Railroad; his business career included 20 | 17 |
| years at Thor Power Tools in Aurora and 20 years at Ajax Tool | 18 |
| Works in Franklin Park; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired in 1990 and began walking two miles | 20 |
| with his wife in Aurora's Lincoln Park every morning, except on | 21 |
| those days when the temperature or wind chill factor was below | 22 |
| zero; after Mary's passing, he faithfully continued to walk, | 23 |
| enjoying the companionship of his Lincoln Park walking pals; | 24 |
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| WHEREAS, His tendency toward friendliness and | 26 |
| philosophical thinking continued to deepen over the years; he | 27 |
| was a son and grandson, a brother and uncle, a husband and | 28 |
| father, a grandfather and great-grandfather, a friend and | 29 |
| helper, and a tough act to follow; he was a Christian and a | 30 |
| member of Holy Angels Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gale C. Wicks has been deeply felt | 2 |
| by many, especially his children, Larry (Arlene) Wicks, Judy | 3 |
| (Patrick) Flaherty, and John Wicks; his grandchildren, Bob | 4 |
| (Kathy) Wicks, Ben Flaherty, and Mark, Katie, and Daniel | 5 |
| Flaherty; and his great-grandchildren, Matthew and Eric Wicks; | 6 |
| in addition to his parents and precious wife, he was preceded | 7 |
| in death by his daughter, Joanne Wicks, and his grandsons, | 8 |
| Lawrence, Jr., and Bryan Wicks; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 |
| Gale C. Wicks, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 12 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sorrow for | 16 |
| their loss.
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