Full Text of SR0256 103rd 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 Les Peterson of Palos Park, who passed | 4 | | away on January 6, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Les Peterson was born in Chicago on March 5, | 6 | | 1954; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Les Peterson worked in law enforcement for 50 | 8 | | years; in addition to his work as a public servant, he spent 25 | 9 | | years as an educator, teaching law enforcement to local | 10 | | college students; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Les Peterson had an amazing sense of humor with | 12 | | an infectious laugh and a smile that would light up even the | 13 | | biggest of rooms; when he was not building something, fixing | 14 | | something, or taking part in one of his many interesting | 15 | | hobbies such as beekeeping, he could usually be found towing | 16 | | his kids around the lake on inner tubes or driving his beloved | 17 | | granddaughter, "Baby Reesie", around the yard on the golf | 18 | | cart; he was an avid fan of Bruce Springsteen; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Les Peterson was a "best friend" and "brother" to | 20 | | many and lived his life with a servant's heart, always ready to | 21 | | help someone when they needed something; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Les Peterson was preceded in death by his father, | 2 | | Ben B. Peterson, and his siblings, Phyllis (James) Benbow and | 3 | | Ernie Peterson; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Les Peterson is survived by his wife of 34 years, | 5 | | Kate (Murphy); his children, Shane (Hannah Gilbert), Kelly | 6 | | (Kevin) Pendl, and Megan (Jimmy Wrobel); his granddaughter, | 7 | | Reese Kathleen Pendl; his mother, Francis (White) Peterson; | 8 | | and his siblings, Linda Heer, Ben B. Peterson II, Shari | 9 | | (Harley) Chapin, Eric Peterson, Glenn (Kim) Peterson, Kristina | 10 | | (Michael) Mondragon, and Martha (Jack) Nagle; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Les Peterson and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 14 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Les Peterson as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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