Full Text of SR1249 101st 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 Jerry D. Lemmon II of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on May 5, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Lemmon was born to Jerry D. Lemmon Sr. and | 6 | | Anne (Mathias) Lemmon in Springfield on February 23, 1968; he | 7 | | attended Christ the King Grade School and Griffin High School | 8 | | and graduated from Indiana University, where he was a member of | 9 | | the Sigma Chi Fraternity; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Lemmon was one of the seven original | 11 | | Broker/Partner/Owners of The Real Estate Group and had a very | 12 | | successful career in real estate; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Lemmon was a member of the Island Bay Yacht | 14 | | Club, Aqua Club, and Sigma Chi Fraternity; he was a Life Member | 15 | | of Christ the King Parish; he was an active contributor and | 16 | | advocate for the First Step Women's Crisis Center and served as | 17 | | auctioneer for many charity events in the Springfield area; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Lemmon enjoyed traveling to tropical | 19 | | locations to visit his loving sister and her fiancé; he was | 20 | | everyone's weatherman, keeping friends and loved ones updated | 21 | | on upcoming storms; his favorite pastimes were attending Sacred |
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| 1 | | Heart-Griffin football games as well as boating, golfing, | 2 | | fishing, and being near the ocean; he was a compassionate man | 3 | | with a heart of gold, who would help anyone at any time; he | 4 | | will be especially remembered for his sense of humor; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Lemmon was preceded in death by his father | 6 | | and his grandparents; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Lemmon is survived by his beloved mother, | 8 | | Anne; his sister, Lisa Lemmon (fiancé Jason Godin); his | 9 | | half-brother, Richard Tuxhorn, his special friends Brenda and | 10 | | Tate (Scarbrough) Weddigen, Jim, and Foxer; and his several | 11 | | aunts, uncles, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 14 | | Jerry D. Lemmon II 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 Jerry Lemmon as an expression of
our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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