Full Text of SR0473 98th 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 Gary V. Sandberg of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on July 19, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Sandberg was born on March 21, 1948 in | 6 | | Princeton; his parents were H. Albert and Dorothy Wilkins | 7 | | Sandberg; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gary Sandberg earned his undergraduate degree in | 9 | | architecture and construction engineering from Southern | 10 | | Illinois University in 1968; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gary Sandberg first served the City of Peoria as | 12 | | Director of the Inspections Department from 1978 to 1989; at | 13 | | the time, he was the only architect in the nation to head an | 14 | | inspections department; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gary Sandberg was first elected to the Peoria City | 16 | | Council in 1989; he served the citizens of Peoria as City | 17 | | Councilman for the Second District, and was serving as City | 18 | | Councilman At-Large at the time of his passing; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Gary Sandberg was a fan of the New York Yankees | 20 | | and Formula One racing; he was an avid motorcyclist, having |
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| 1 | | completed the "Iron Butt" ride from the northern tip of Alaska | 2 | | to the southern tip of Key West, Florida and ridden Route 66 | 3 | | several times; he also enjoyed collecting British cars, driving | 4 | | race cars, and Beamish Stout; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Sandberg is survived by his children, Cari | 6 | | Sandberg and Colt Sandberg; his grandchildren, Devin and Caera | 7 | | Berry; his brother, James (Peg) Sandberg; his nieces, Elise | 8 | | Bartman and Sara Kloepping; and his beloved Green-Wing Macaw, | 9 | | Jelly Bean; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Gary V. Sandberg; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Gary Sandberg as an expression of | 16 | | our sympathy.
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