Full Text of SR0772 99th 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 Dean R. Grimm of Morton, who passed away | 4 | | on June 17, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dean Grimm was born in Peoria on November 23, 1943 | 6 | | to William, Jr. and Eula (nee Yoder) Grimm; he graduated from
| 7 | | Morton High School and attended Southern Illinois University in | 8 | | Carbondale; he served with the United States Army Reserve | 9 | | during the Vietnam War and married Sara F. (nee Parker)
| 10 | | Haferkamp on January 15, 1971 in Morton; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dean Grimm began working in the family business, | 12 | | Grimm TV & Appliance; he eventually purchased the business
from | 13 | | his father and owned, operated, and managed stores in Morton, | 14 | | Washington, Bloomington, and Peoria; during those years in | 15 | | business, he traveled around the world with General
Electric, | 16 | | RCA, Zenith, Fisher-Paykel, and other companies; he joined the | 17 | | Marta Buying Group of US Appliance Dealers, eventually becoming | 18 | | Vice-President of the board and serving on it until his | 19 | | retirement from the Grimm TV & Appliance, which existed for 78 | 20 | | years; he retired in 2000 at the age of 56 and began a career in | 21 | | realty and
property development; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dean Grimm served on the Morton Planning |
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| 1 | | Commission; he was active in the Rotary Club for years and also | 2 | | the Morton Chamber of Commerce, serving 3 terms as
chamber | 3 | | President; he was elected to the Tazewell County Board in 1996, | 4 | | serving for 19 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dean Grimm was preceded in death by his parents, | 6 | | and his 2 brothers, Jack and Ronald; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dean Grimm is survived by his wife, Sara; his | 8 | | children, Cristi (Doug) Schaffnit, Cesli (Gino)
Vaccaro, and | 9 | | William Derek (Jenna) Grimm; his 8 grandchildren, Katie
(Paul) | 10 | | Velting, Lindsay Mathers, Kelly Schaffnit, Ryan Schaffnit, | 11 | | Isaiah Vaccaro, Rachel Vaccaro, Myah
Grimm, and Zach Grimm; and | 12 | | his sister, Diane Grimm; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Dean R. Grimm, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | 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 Dean Grimm as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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