Full Text of SR0158 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 George J. Lacy of Gillespie, who passed | 4 | | away on February 8, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Lacy was born in Buxton, Iowa to Andrew and | 6 | | Elizabeth (Krupar) Lacy on September 15, 1916; he graduated | 7 | | from Benld High School in 1935 and married Evelyn I. (Boyd) | 8 | | Lacy in Carlinville on May 1, 1940; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, George Lacy and his brothers, John and Andy, were | 10 | | the owners and operators of Lacy's Appliance & TV in Gillespie; | 11 | | he retired from his business in 1985 after having worked since | 12 | | 1944; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, George Lacy was a tinkerer, inventor, artist, a | 14 | | general jack-of-all-trades, and even an airplane pilot in his | 15 | | youth; his artwork includes many sketches, paintings, and | 16 | | elaborately decorated Easter eggs, in the style of Eastern | 17 | | European "Pysanky"; he was a master cabinet maker and made many | 18 | | pieces of furniture for himself, his family, and others; he | 19 | | built custom kitchen cabinetry for his wife, a uniquely | 20 | | designed bedroom furniture for his eldest daughter, and a | 21 | | playhouse in the backyard for his youngest daughter; his | 22 | | woodworking skills were recognized in a national publication |
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| 1 | | for an attic room that he converted to a bedroom for his sons; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, George Lacy was a member of the SS. Simon and Jude | 4 | | Church in Gillespie, where he was an honorary member of the | 5 | | Jude Altar Society; he was also a member of the Gillespie Fire | 6 | | Department, the Holy Cross Cemetery Board, and the Welfare Park | 7 | | Association; he was a fourth degree member of the Knights of | 8 | | Columbus; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, George Lacy was preceded in death by his parents; | 10 | | his wife, Evelyn; his son, William Lacy; his son-in-law, Jack | 11 | | Stankoven; and his siblings, Andy Lacy, John Lacy, Mike Lacy, | 12 | | Elizabeth Varcho, Ann Lonoski, Helen Aghetta, Marge | 13 | | Verticchio, and Mary Lacy; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, George Lacy is survived by his children, George | 15 | | (Doris) Lacy, Kathryn Stankoven, and Peggy (Alan) Barkley; his | 16 | | daughter-in-law, Dian Lacy; his grandchildren, Richard Lacy, | 17 | | Ron (Anne) Lacy, John (Beth) Stankoven, Karen (Scott) Howard, | 18 | | Michelle (Steven) Lowery, Brad (Jessica) Barkley, and Lacy | 19 | | Barkley; and his great-grandchildren, Nick Lacy, Alex Lacy, | 20 | | Courtney Jones, Jordan Stankoven, Zachary Howard, Brenae | 21 | | Howard, Jacob Howard, "Trip" Lowery, Caden Barkley, Evan | 22 | | Barkley, and Blair Barkley; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | George J. Lacy, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of George Lacy as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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