Full Text of HR0217 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Grant St. | 4 | | Julian Jr. of Peoria, who passed away on March 7, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Grant St. Julian Jr. was born in Beaumont, Texas | 6 | | to Grant Sr. and Leah (Herbert) St. Julian on February 13, | 7 | | 1931; he began playing the trumpet at age ten, participated in | 8 | | junior high and high school bands, and received a full music | 9 | | scholarship for four years from Samuel Huston College in | 10 | | Austin, Texas; his passion for jazz began in college; in | 11 | | December of 1949, he was initiated into the Gamma Lambda | 12 | | Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; after earning | 13 | | his Bachelor of Science in Biology, he served with distinction | 14 | | in the United States Army in Korea; he then earned a master's | 15 | | degree in microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Grant St. Julian Jr. began his scientific career | 18 | | at the United States Department of Agriculture, Northern | 19 | | Regional Research Center in Peoria in 1959 and retired after 32 | 20 | | years of service; his major contributions were in the area of | 21 | | biological control of insect pests; he published 60 original | 22 | | scientific papers, and his work has been quoted in several | 23 | | books and review articles; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Grant St. Julian Jr. belonged to a number of | 2 | | national and international professional societies and received | 3 | | many honors and awards; he served on many local advisory | 4 | | boards, including the Illinois Arthritis Foundation, Heart of | 5 | | Illinois United Way, the Peoria Housing Authority, the | 6 | | Tri-County Urban League, the Salvation Army, and the | 7 | | Contemporary Art Center; he was also a longtime board member of | 8 | | The Heritage Ensemble; he was the chair of the Peoria Human | 9 | | Relations Commission from 1960 until 1964 and served as one of | 10 | | Peoria's Fire and Police Commissioners from 1964 until 1970; he | 11 | | was also a co-creator of the St. Julian Family Scholarship; as | 12 | | a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., he, along | 13 | | with 11 other brothers, chartered the Peoria Alumni Chapter on | 14 | | November 17, 1973; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During retirement, Grant St. Julian Jr. devoted | 16 | | himself to playing his trumpet and also took up the flugelhorn; | 17 | | he played with various local Midwest groups, most notably the | 18 | | Illinois Central College Jazz Band; his relationship with the | 19 | | college led him to create the Grant St. Julian Keep Jazz Alive | 20 | | Scholarship for promising musicians; he was also a culinary | 21 | | artist who prepared all family meals and regularly showcased | 22 | | his talents at large holiday gatherings; he was known for his | 23 | | beautiful garden and lush lawn; however, his greatest joy in | 24 | | life was his wife, Jeanne, and their three children; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Grant St. Julian Jr. was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his sister, Winona Elizabeth St. Julian Frank; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Grant St. Julian Jr. is survived by his wife, | 4 | | Jeanne; his children, Grant III, Andrea Renee, and Tanya | 5 | | Suzanne; his daughter-in-law, Judy St. Julian; his son-in-law, | 6 | | Michael Alexander; his grandchildren, Andrew (Paige) St. | 7 | | Julian and Stacie (Peter) Paciorek; and his five | 8 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Grant St. Julian Jr. and extend our | 12 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 13 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Grant St. Julian Jr. as an | 16 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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