Full Text of SR0446 96th General Assembly
SR0446 96TH 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
Dean "Dino" Granger of Waukegan, who | 4 |
| passed away on August 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Granger was born on January 20, 1934, in | 6 |
| Waukegan; he graduated from Waukegan Township High School in | 7 |
| 1951; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Granger retired from U.S. Steel in 1979 after | 9 |
| 30 years of employment; he then retired from the City of | 10 |
| Waukegan Public Works Department in 1999 after 17 years of | 11 |
| employment; he was also a former Secretary of the American | 12 |
| Steel Workers Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Granger was heavily involved with Waukegan | 14 |
| Youth Baseball as a past President of the Waukegan Pony League | 15 |
| and as a youth baseball coach at all levels; he was also a | 16 |
| member of the Zion Moose #667; he enjoyed golfing and watching | 17 |
| the St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Granger was preceded in death by his parents, | 19 |
| John and Dorothy Granger; his sister, Sharon Poulos; and his | 20 |
| niece, Valerie; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Granger is survived by his wife of 53 years, | 2 |
| Katherine "Kay" Granger; his son, Tom (Jennifer) Granger; his | 3 |
| daughter, Dina (Eli) Cruz; his granddaughters, Amanda, Ashley, | 4 |
| and Arin Granger; his great-grandchildren, Jaedon and Kaylen | 5 |
| Granger; his brother, John (Isabel) Granger; his special | 6 |
| cousin, Charlie (Janet) Cerk; his many cousins; his | 7 |
| brother-in-law, Steve (Carol) Poulos; his numerous nieces and | 8 |
| nephews; and his loyal companion, Tex; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Dean "Dino" Granger; and | 12 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Dean Granger as an expression of our | 15 |
| sympathy.
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