Full Text of SR1265 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 Gary Anthony Knight of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on May 24, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight grew up in the oil fields of | 6 | | Brownstown and attended a one-room schoolhouse; at 17, he and | 7 | | his brother joined the U.S. Army; he served in Germany from | 8 | | 1961 to 1963 and saw the Berlin Wall constructed; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from Lincoln Christian College, | 10 | | Gary Knight ministered in two parishes before choosing to serve | 11 | | the State of Illinois as a state police officer from 1969 to | 12 | | 1993; he worked as a trooper and as executive security for Gov. | 13 | | Dan Walker; then, while earning a master's degree at Illinois | 14 | | State University, he joined the Division of Forensic Services | 15 | | as a crime scene investigator; he solved many famous murders | 16 | | and criminal cases before retiring as assistant bureau chief of | 17 | | crime scene; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight's life was marked by laughter, love, | 19 | | and faith; he was a consummate jokester and brought levity to | 20 | | almost any situation; the few things he did take seriously were | 21 | | his friends, family, and faith; he counted baptizing several of | 22 | | his fellow troopers as one of his greatest accomplishments; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight was preceded in death by his parents, | 2 | | Herman and Ruth (Bullard) Knight; his brother, Vic Knight | 3 | | (Sue); and his sister, Linda Thomas (Ronald); and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight is survived by his wife of 45 years, | 5 | | Marcia (Petersen) Knight; his sons, Christopher (Will) and | 6 | | Joshua (Desire); his daughters, Kimberly (Mike Humphrey) and | 7 | | Kimberlee; his great-nephews, John and Lee Blocks; and his | 8 | | grandchildren, Seth and Chloee Knight, Taylor and Gillian | 9 | | Humphrey, and Winston and Haddon Knight; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Gary Anthony Knight and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Gary Knight as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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