Full Text of SR0009 95th General Assembly
SR0009 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Wayne Perry of Plainfield, Illinois, who | 4 |
| passed away on December 17, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Wayne Perry was the publisher of the weekly | 6 |
| newspaper, The Enterprise, in Plainfield; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife, Beverly, purchased the newspaper | 8 |
| in 1985; Mr. Perry previously worked for the Chicago Tribune | 9 |
| and the Wall Street Journal; and
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| WHEREAS, Wayne Perry would do any job at the newspaper, | 11 |
| from shoveling snow, answering the telephone, to typesetting | 12 |
| and running the newsroom; his favorite job was delivering | 13 |
| newspapers to be sold around the community, giving him the | 14 |
| opportunity to meet and get to know business owners and their | 15 |
| employees; and
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| WHEREAS, He contributed to community groups and charities, | 17 |
| providing free advertising and printing, and helped to raise | 18 |
| money for tornado victims in the 1990s; and
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| WHEREAS, Wayne Perry was the beloved husband of Beverly, | 20 |
| nee Hendricks; the loving father of Steven, Lynn (Darlene |
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| Szablewski), and Lisa (Andrew) Schuster; the grandfather of | 2 |
| Danielle, Michael, Matthew, Stephanie, and Rachel; the | 3 |
| step-grandfather of Kayla and Tara; the fond brother of Murvin | 4 |
| (Rita), Loran (Carol), Robert (Lola) and Ronald (Margaret) | 5 |
| Perry, and the late Bonnie, Donna, and Doris (Marvin) | 6 |
| Stroschein, and Lyle (Peggy) and Dale (Thelma) Perry; and the | 7 |
| uncle of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend to the family | 10 |
| and friends of Wayne Perry our sincere condolences; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Wayne Perry.
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