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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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