Full Text of SR0076 100th 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 Mel Gass of Creve Coeur, who passed away | 4 | | on January 17, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass was born in Peoria to Henry and Bettie | 6 | | (Snoke) Gass on October 3, 1957; he served in the United States | 7 | | Army and married Donna (Tonjes) Getz in Groveland on February | 8 | | 29, 2004; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass worked as a Steamfitter at TSI in | 10 | | Mossville since 1996, retiring in 2015; he was a member of | 11 | | Steamfitters Local 353 in Peoria; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Uncle Mel", Mel Gass had | 13 | | a generous heart and a big sense of humor; he enjoyed fishing, | 14 | | hunting, and spending time with his family and friends, sharing | 15 | | stories; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass was preceded in death by his father and | 17 | | his brother, John Gass; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass is survived by his wife, Donna; his son, | 19 | | Joshua Gass; his mother and stepfather, Bettie and Everett | 20 | | Copeland; his sisters, Debbie (Pat) Murphy, Joni (Scott) |
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| 1 | | Andrews, and Sandy (Fred) Garfield; his stepsister, Linett | 2 | | (Mike) Starch; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and | 3 | | great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Mel Gass, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 7 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Mel Gass as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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