Full Text of SR0581 94th General Assembly
SR0581 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 regret of the death of James H. "Jeep" Greer Jr. | 4 |
| of Alton on Friday, January 6, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Born June 21, 1953, in Denmark, Tennessee, he was | 6 |
| the son of Stella Greer of Alton and the late James H. Greer | 7 |
| Sr.; a graduate of Alton Senior High School, he attended the | 8 |
| University of Colorado and received an associate degree from | 9 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey; and
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| WHEREAS, He married the former Jane Pitts on December 11, | 11 |
| 1993; he was employed by the city of Alton in various | 12 |
| capacities, including Parks and Recreation, Public Works, and | 13 |
| the Police Department as assistant chief of Animal Control; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a lifelong member of Tabernacle Missionary | 15 |
| Baptist Church, where he was president of the usher board and a | 16 |
| member of the Brotherhood; he was active in the church and | 17 |
| community, doing whatever was needed; he chaired the | 18 |
| Restoration Committee for Hellrung Park; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of James H. "Jeep" Greer Jr. has been | 20 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Jane; his sons, | 21 |
| Lindsey and Cedric Greer and Justin Washpun-Greer and his wife, | 22 |
| Chiquita; his daughters, Danielle McDonald and her husband, | 23 |
| David, and Erica Smith; his 10 grandchildren; his sisters, | 24 |
| Barbara Mitchell and her husband, Jimmy, Valerie Greer, Stacey | 25 |
| Greer, Brenda Slack and her husband, Danny, and Nancy Chapman; | 26 |
| his brothers, Gregory and Ronald Greer and Harold Greer and his | 27 |
| wife, Donna; and his many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, | 28 |
| cousins, and friends; he was preceded in death by his father, | 29 |
| his grandparents, and a nephew; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 |
| James H. "Jeep" Greer Jr., and we extend our sincere | 3 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 4 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 7 |
| sympathy.
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