Full Text of HR0193 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to hear of the passing of John P. | 4 | | Gardner, Sr. of East Peoria and wish to honor his life and pay | 5 | | tribute to this very special man; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Gardner, Sr. was born on May 18, 1950 in | 7 | | Peoria; his parents were Charles and Erna (nee Moeller) | 8 | | Gardner; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Gardner, Sr. was president of and a longtime | 10 | | electrician at Oberlander Electric Company, Inc. in East | 11 | | Peoria, where he managed the business for his father, | 12 | | "Charlie", and helped it grow into what it is today; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Gardner, Sr. enjoyed many hobbies, including | 14 | | golfing, all things motorcycles, R/C boats and airplanes, | 15 | | go-karts, and piloting airplanes; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, John Gardner, Sr. had a deep passion for sports; | 17 | | he was an Illinois State flat track motorcycle champion, a flag | 18 | | man at the Peoria Speedway, a die-hard Bradley Braves fan, and | 19 | | an original Bradley Scholarship Society member; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Gardner, Sr. was also deeply involved in his |
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| 1 | | community as a board member on the East Peoria Chamber of | 2 | | Commerce and the Pekin Country Club; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Because of John Gardner, Sr.'s vision, | 4 | | leadership, and tenacity, the City of East Peoria enjoys a | 5 | | wonderful Riverfront Memorial for its veterans that is seen | 6 | | from both Peoria and East Peoria's downtown area; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Gardner, Sr. is survived by his fiancee, | 8 | | Josie Fincham; 2 sons, John Gardner, Jr. and Bob Gardner; 2 | 9 | | brothers, Jim Gardner and Steve Gardner; and a sister, Terri | 10 | | Jones; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | mourn the passing of John P. Gardner, Sr. and extend our | 14 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all of those | 15 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of John Gardner as an expression of our | 18 | | respect and deepest sympathies.
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