Full Text of SR0825 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 Eugene Everard "Gene" Welch of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on January 16, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Welch was born to John and Gladys (Anderson) | 6 | | Welch in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 1, 1938; he served in the | 7 | | U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1960; he married Jeanetta Lou Valeu | 8 | | in Cedar Rapids on November 5, 1960; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Gene Welch worked as a machinist at the Rock | 10 | | Island Arsenal; after 27 years and 7 months of faithful | 11 | | service, he retired on April 2, 1993; while working on the | 12 | | Arsenal Island, he served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and | 13 | | retired on June 30, 1998; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Gene Welch was a member of the First Church of the | 15 | | Nazarene in Rock Island; he also loved worshipping and | 16 | | visiting with his family at Heritage Church on Saturday | 17 | | evenings; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Gene Welch was a loving husband, father, papa, | 19 | | great-grandpa, and friend; he was an avid firearm enthusiast; | 20 | | he loved reading, playing computer games, and collecting | 21 | | things; he especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren |
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| 1 | | participate in their extracurricular activities and being with | 2 | | family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gene Welch was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Jeanetta, and his parents; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Welch is survived by his daughter and | 6 | | son-in-law, Tamijean and Eric Mumma; his grandchildren, | 7 | | Ashlyn, Abigail (Anthony), Amanda, and E.J. Mumma; his | 8 | | great-granddaughter, Amora Pittington; and his several nieces, | 9 | | nephews, and extended family members; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Eugene Everard "Gene" Welch and extend our sincere condolences | 13 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 14 | | it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Gene Welch as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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