Full Text of SR0308 99th 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 Gerald M. Finn of rural Virginia, who | 4 | | passed away on January 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Finn was born in McIntosh, South Dakota on | 6 | | August 7, 1919 to Robert and Charlotte "Lottie" Puckett Finn; | 7 | | he graduated from Chandlerville High School and served with the | 8 | | United States Army during World War II; he married Mary Ellen | 9 | | Trenter on May 31, 1945 at St. Luke's Church in Virginia; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Finn was a longtime grain and livestock | 11 | | farmer in Cass County; he also served as an auctioneer for 47 | 12 | | years, and, upon his retirement, he was the oldest practicing | 13 | | auctioneer in Illinois; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Finn was a member of St. Luke's Parish in | 15 | | Virginia; he enjoyed square dancing and collecting antiques, | 16 | | and he never met a stranger his entire life; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Finn was preceded in death by his wife, | 18 | | Mary Ellen; his 2 sisters, Alvenia Sinclair and Mary Decker Cox | 19 | | (John); his brother, Leo Finn (Helen); and his 2 brothers and a | 20 | | sister in childhood; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Finn is survived by his 5 children, | 2 | | Kathleen Lage-Meeks (Dennis), Michael Finn (Jenny Earl), | 3 | | Patricia Vincent (Tim), David Finn (Gina), and Stephen Finn | 4 | | (Gina); his 6 grandchildren, Michelle Richardson (Paul) and | 5 | | Danny, Luke, Hayden, Samuel, and Ryan Finn; his 2 | 6 | | step-grandchildren, Kevin Meeks (Raquel) and Greg Meeks; his 2 | 7 | | great-grandchildren; his 3 step-great-grandchildren; several | 8 | | nieces and nephews; and Jenny's daughter, Stephanie Parlier | 9 | | (Andy) and their children, Addisen and Hannah Parlier; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 13 | | Gerald M. Finn, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | 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 Gerald Finn as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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