Full Text of SR1249 100th 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 Elmer I. Gramley of Kaneville, who passed | 4 | | away on November 26, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Gramley was born in Aurora to Ben and | 6 | | Frances (Flanders) Gramley on May 18, 1946; he graduated from | 7 | | Kaneland High School in 1964, where he was a member of the | 8 | | Future Farmers of America and made a name for himself as a | 9 | | trumpet player; he attended Iowa State University, where he | 10 | | studied agricultural science; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Gramley returned to Kaneville in 1971 and, | 12 | | alongside his older brother Leon, began tilling the land and | 13 | | tending to the livestock on the family farm; he loved to drive | 14 | | his beloved Peterbilt semi, hauling livestock to, and from, | 15 | | many parts of the country; he married Jan Demitriu in Justice | 16 | | on July 25, 1981; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Gramley was a member of the Kane County Farm | 18 | | Bureau, the National Corn Growers Association, and the National | 19 | | Soybean Association; he served for many years on the Kaneland | 20 | | School Board and was a volunteer fireman for over 30 years, 10 | 21 | | of them as chief; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Gramley always enjoyed having a cold beer in | 2 | | hand and overlooking a pig roast; he finished the Chicago | 3 | | Marathon in 2002; he and his wife enjoyed traveling around the | 4 | | world, taking pictures in front of many of the wonders of the | 5 | | world; their cruise through the Panama Canal was a personal | 6 | | favorite; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Gramley was preceded in death by his parents | 8 | | and his brother, Leon Gramley; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Elmer Gramley is survived by his wife of 36 years, | 10 | | Jan; his daughter, Sara Gramley; and numerous nephews, nieces, | 11 | | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Elmer I. Gramley, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Elmer Gramley as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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