Full Text of SR0732 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of George L. Beeding Jr. of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on December 30, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Beeding was born to George L. Beeding Sr. | 6 | | and Harriett L. (VanAuken) Beeding in Muscatine, Iowa on | 7 | | September 1, 1938; he served in the U.S. Navy, traveling to 18 | 8 | | different countries, and was honorably discharged in 1959; he | 9 | | married Lucille A. "Lucy" Heinze in Rock Island on August 21, | 10 | | 1960, and she preceded him in death on August 26, 2016; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, George Beeding was a Snap-On Tool dealer for 10 | 12 | | years; he then worked as a machinist at the Rock Island Arsenal | 13 | | for 28 years; he retired in 1996; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, George Beeding was a member of the Edgewood | 15 | | Baptist Church in Rock Island, the Pontiac-Oakland Club | 16 | | International (POCI), and the National Street Rod Association | 17 | | (NSRA); and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, George Beeding owned a 1955 Pontiac Chieftain | 19 | | wagon and most recently owned a 1967 Pontiac Catalina, which | 20 | | he loved driving and taking to car shows; he was very | 21 | | knowledgeable in building Pontiac engines; he enjoyed fishing |
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| 1 | | and meeting his friends for coffee at McDonald's every | 2 | | morning; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, George Beeding was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Lucy; his parents; and his infant daughter, Cynthia Beeding; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, George Beeding is survived by his daughter, Julie | 7 | | (Russell) Terry; his son, Jeffrey (Carol) Beeding; his | 8 | | grandchildren, Shaelyn Terry and Wyatt Beeding; and his | 9 | | sisters, Emma (Dennis) Swanson and Frances
"Fran" (James) | 10 | | Ryan; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 13 | | George L. Beeding Jr. and extend our sincere
condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 17 | | presented to the family of George Beeding as an expression of
| 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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