Full Text of SR1162 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 Thomas J. Merlock of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on January 27, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Merlock was born on August 11, 1942 in | 6 | | Waukegan; his parents were John and Victoria (nee Jappel) | 7 | | Merlock; he grew up in North Chicago; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Merlock graduated from North Chicago | 9 | | Community High School and attended Marquette University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After having served in the United States Marine | 11 | | Corps, Thomas Merlock joined the family-owned service station | 12 | | business, Merlock's Amoco, in Waukegan; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Merlock was a past Grand Knight and a | 14 | | lifetime member in the Knights of Columbus; he enjoyed fishing | 15 | | and was a die-hard Cubs fan; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Merlock was preceded in death by his | 17 | | parents, John and Victoria Merlock; brother, John Merlock; and | 18 | | sister, Lauretta Opeka; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Merlock is survived by his best friend and |
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| 1 | | wife, Candace (nee Finn); 4 children, Thomas L. (Lily) Merlock, | 2 | | Kristen (Christopher) Weihs, Denise (Randy) Kleiboer, and | 3 | | Kathryn (Juan) Cervantes; 2 step-daughters, Lisa Strang and | 4 | | Lori Strang; 13 grandchildren, Evan, Trevor, and Jake Merlock, | 5 | | Ally, Ashley, Adam, and Anderson Weihs, Hunter, Madelyn, and | 6 | | Kylie Kleiboer, and Holly, Antti, and Noah Cervantes; and 3 | 7 | | step-grandchildren, Jaxson Strang, Dylan Kleiboer, and David | 8 | | Cervantes; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Thomas J. Merlock; and | 12 | | be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Thomas Merlock as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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