Full Text of SR0478 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Gerald Leon Bolt of London Mills, who | 4 | | passed away on September 11, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt was born to Obed Leslie and Geraldine | 6 | | Audrey (Finley) Bolt Jr. in Ramsey on March 3, 1941; he | 7 | | attended Farmington High School; he married Cynthia Joyce | 8 | | Norville in London Mills on June 25, 1961; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 | 10 | | years; during his service, he was stationed domestically in | 11 | | Kansas, Idaho, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and North Dakota and | 12 | | internationally in England, Guam, and Thailand; after he | 13 | | retired on February 28, 1979, he and Cynthia moved to London | 14 | | Mills; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt worked as a foreman at Brigg's | 16 | | Pottery in Abingdon; he later worked as a truck driver; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt was a member of the Abingdon American | 18 | | Legion Post 381; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt enjoyed listening to country western | 20 | | music, watching boxing, and, most importantly, spending time |
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| 1 | | with his family and friends; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | his son, Todd Leon Bolt; and his brothers, Philip and Wayne | 4 | | Bolt; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt is survived by his wife of 62 years, | 6 | | Cynthia; his daughters, Tamra Sue (Steve) Chipman, Tina Jo | 7 | | (Randy) Smith, and Tylana Marie (Don) Coop; his grandchildren, | 8 | | Trevor (Colleen) Edmonson, CeaAnne Brown, Amanda (Benjamin) | 9 | | Rahn, Devin Chipman, and Darrin Chipman; his | 10 | | great-grandchildren, Molly, Alana, William, and Audrey; and | 11 | | his sisters, Alice (Frank) Curless and Margaret Wood; | 12 | | therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Gerald Leon Bolt and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Gerald Bolt as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy. |
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