Full Text of SR0322 96th General Assembly
SR0322 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Lawrence Alan Gregory, formerly of | 4 |
| Naperville, who passed away on May 6, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Lawrence Gregory was born in 1928; he was the | 6 |
| youngest of six children born to Harry and Gretchen Gregory; he | 7 |
| lived on the family farm, which is now home to the Fox Valley | 8 |
| Shopping Center; and
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| WHEREAS, Lawrence Gregory graduated from Naperville High | 10 |
| School in 1947; he attended the University of Illinois for one | 11 |
| semester before deciding to transfer to North Central College, | 12 |
| where he continued to have ties for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Lawrence Gregory met Charmaine Cakora at the local | 14 |
| roller skating rink; the pair married in 1952; in 1954, he | 15 |
| decided to leave farming and open up his own electrical | 16 |
| contracting company, Gregory Electric, Inc.; under the company | 17 |
| motto of "Let Larry light it", Gregory Electric, Inc. | 18 |
| flourished, employing over 100 employees at one point; and
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| WHEREAS, Lawrence Gregory enjoyed farming and all the hard | 20 |
| work and challenges it presented; he also enjoyed electrical | 21 |
| projects, eventually wiring his first home at age 16; he was |
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| also an active member of 4-H and was once selected to attend | 2 |
| the 4-H National Congress; and
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| WHEREAS, Lawrence Gregory served as a volunteer for | 4 |
| countless community projects and service organizations, | 5 |
| including the Board of Trustees at Edward Hospital, North | 6 |
| Central College, and Grace United Methodist Church; he served | 7 |
| as president of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, a | 8 |
| member of the Naperville Planning Commission, and a member of | 9 |
| the Naperville Zoning Board of Appeals; he served on the | 10 |
| Naperville Riverwalk Commission and coordinated various stages | 11 |
| of the riverwalk's construction; he served as President of the | 12 |
| Rotary Club of Naperville and served on the board of the | 13 |
| Wheatland Plowing Match Association; he also served on the | 14 |
| Naperville YMCA Board of Directors; he especially enjoyed | 15 |
| getting involved in "hands on" projects such as the Riverwalk, | 16 |
| Safety Town, the construction of Grace UMC, and the North | 17 |
| Central College athletic facility; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Lawrence Gregory was recognized as a | 19 |
| distinguished alumnus from the NHS Class of '47; he was | 20 |
| inducted into the Hall of Fame at North Central College and | 21 |
| received their outstanding alumnus award in 1977; in 2005, he | 22 |
| was selected to receive the Life Achievement Award by the | 23 |
| Jaycees and was honored by being named one of Naperville's 25 | 24 |
| Most Influential People; due to his contributions and |
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| leadership in building the outdoor athletic facility, Mr. | 2 |
| Gregory and his wife were both honored by North Central College | 3 |
| with the dedication of the Gregory Arena in the Merner Field | 4 |
| House; and
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| WHEREAS, In his spare time, Lawrence Gregory enjoyed the | 6 |
| sport of water skiing; his talent led him to teach hundreds of | 7 |
| his friends and relatives to ski and love the sport as he did; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Lawrence Gregory is survived by his wife, | 10 |
| Charmaine; his children, Michael (Diane) Gregory, Dean (Sindy) | 11 |
| Gregory, Jeffrey Gregory of, and Pamela (Allen) Carius; and his | 12 |
| 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Lawrence Alan Gregory; | 16 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Lawrence Gregory as an expression of | 19 |
| our sympathy.
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