Full Text of SR0394 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Gerald C. "Jerry" Stapel of Toulon, who | 4 | | passed away on May 6, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Stapel was born on May 7, 1928, in | 6 | | Phillips, Wisconsin, to Frederick and Charlotte Kasper Stapel; | 7 | | he entered the U.S. Army in December 1950 and served with the | 8 | | 7th Infantry Division in Korea during 1951 and 1952; he was | 9 | | awarded the Korean Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars and the | 10 | | United States Service Medal; he married Audrey Gerard on March | 11 | | 29, 1954, in Kewanee; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Stapel graduated from the Illinois School | 13 | | of Banking at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and | 14 | | from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin at | 15 | | Madison and began working at State Bank of Toulon as a | 16 | | bookkeeper in 1953; he became assistant cashier in 1958 and was | 17 | | elected to the board of directors and presidency in 1970; he | 18 | | retired from the bank in 1990, but continued as a member of the | 19 | | board of directors until 2000; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Stapel was a member and past president of | 21 | | the Toulon VFW Post #8825 and a member of the Toulon American | 22 | | Legion Post #416; he attended the Toulon United Methodist |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Stapel liked to give back to his community | 3 | | and was part of several civic organizations; he was one of the | 4 | | organizers of the Stark County Health Center and Sunshine | 5 | | Village; he was active in the Old Settlers' Association where | 6 | | he was co-chairman of Toulon's 150th anniversary celebration; | 7 | | he served on the board of Kewanee Hospital and the Black Hawk | 8 | | East Foundation; he was past president of the Toulon Grade | 9 | | School Board of Education, the Toulon Chamber of Commerce, and | 10 | | the Toulon Lions Club; he served 17 years as Toulon City Clerk | 11 | | and was Treasurer of the Stark County Republican Central | 12 | | Committee; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Stapel was inducted into the Black Hawk | 14 | | East Wall of Fame in September 1998; he enjoyed spending time | 15 | | with his grandchildren and going to the NCAA Final Four | 16 | | basketball games with his son and grandsons for many years; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Stapel was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; his brothers, Edmond, Don, and Willie Stapel; and his | 19 | | sister, Virginia King; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Stapel is survived by his wife, Audrey; his | 21 | | son, Jerry J. (Cindy) Stapel; his grandchildren, Christopher, | 22 | | Jonathan (Mary), and Bethany Stapel; his great-granddaughter, |
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| 1 | | Anna Bryn Stapel; his brother, Fred Stapel; his sister, June | 2 | | (Irvin) Lampson; and his brother-in-law, Orville King; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Gerald C. Stapel, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Gerald Stapel as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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