Full Text of SR0704 94th General Assembly
SR0704 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 Paul "Jerry" Ellis of | 4 |
| Aurora on Saturday, March 11, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis was born on January 27, 1931 in Urbana | 6 |
| to Carlin and Betty (Minnick) Ellis; his family moved to Aurora | 7 |
| when he was five years old; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis was a 1949 graduate of West Aurora High | 9 |
| School; he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business from | 10 |
| Marquette University in 1957; he and his wife, Suzanne (Stare) | 11 |
| shared fifty years of marriage; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, | 13 |
| where he was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska with the United | 14 |
| States Coast Guard; he retired from Chicago Metra in 1996 and | 15 |
| subsequently worked part-time at Precision Packaging; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis was a loyal West Aurora basketball fan; | 17 |
| he was inducted into the West Aurora High School Alumni Hall of | 18 |
| Fame in 2003 and was a member of the West Aurora Booster | 19 |
| Association; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis was an active member of Holy Angels | 21 |
| Church; he enjoyed camping, vacations in Pensacola, Florida, | 22 |
| and traveling with friends of 40 years (the Rinky Dinks); he | 23 |
| was blessed with many good friends; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, David Paul | 25 |
| Ellis, and his parents; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Paul "Jerry" Ellis has been deeply | 27 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Suzanne; his children, Joan | 28 |
| Ellis, John (Mary) Ellis, Paula (Brad) Bonifas, Joel Ellis, and |
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| Mary (Tim) Kennedy; his daughter-in-law, Gayle Ellis; his | 2 |
| grandchildren, John, Matthew, and David Ellis, Thomas and | 3 |
| Claire Kennedy, and Ricky Davis; his brother, Rod (Julie) | 4 |
| Ellis; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Paul Ellis, and we extend our sincerest condolences to his | 8 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 12 |
| sympathy for their loss.
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