Full Text of SR1438 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 A. "Jerry" Soberg of Harvard, who | 4 | | passed away on August 9, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Soberg was born in Woodstock on April 30, | 6 | | 1946 to Oscar and Clara (nee Rishof) Soberg; he married Kathy | 7 | | E. Morgan on June 7, 1969 in Crystal Lake; he served in the | 8 | | United States' Army from 1966 to 1968 and was stationed in | 9 | | Germany; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Soberg was a heavy equipment operator for | 11 | | Gluth Brothers Construction in Woodstock; he loved building and | 12 | | remodeling homes, including his own; for over 25 years he was a | 13 | | member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Papa", Jerry Soberg was | 16 | | an avid flyer and builder of RC Planes and was involved with | 17 | | the Big Foot RC Flyers club; he enjoyed spending summers at | 18 | | Green Lake, Wisconsin, either tubing, boating, skiing, or | 19 | | riding on the golf cart with his grandchildren; he also enjoyed | 20 | | teaching all of his grandkids how to operate his skid loader; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Soberg was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | brothers, Marvin, Orville, Donald, Raymond, and Robert; | 3 | | sisters, Eleanor Krich and Charlotte Olsson; and father and | 4 | | mother-in-law, Franklin and Esther Morgan; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Soberg is survived by his wife of 45 years, | 6 | | Kathy; his son, Troy (Jessica) Soberg; his daughter, Sandi | 7 | | (Brad) Bronson-Kodl; his grandchildren, Preston, Parker, | 8 | | Delaney Bronson, Joe Soberg, and Dougie Miller; a brother, | 9 | | Dewayne (Mary) Soberg; a sister Margaret Embry; | 10 | | sisters-in-law, Loretta, Vickie, and Pat Soberg; and many | 11 | | nieces and nephews, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, and dear | 12 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Gerald A. "Jerry" Soberg, and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Jerry Soberg as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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