Full Text of SR0619 94th General Assembly
SR0619 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Gerald "Jerry" | 4 |
| Sinclair of Salem on January 28, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sinclair was born September 17, 1932, in | 6 |
| Central City to Jesse A. and Thelma (Parmely) Sinclair; he | 7 |
| married Ellen Moore in 1950 in Odin; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the former president of Salem National Bank | 9 |
| and was the Marion
County Democratic Chairman; he also was | 10 |
| former Illinois political director of the Paul Simon for | 11 |
| President Campaign and served as an administrative assistant of | 12 |
| Illinois operations to former U.S. Senator Paul Simon; his | 13 |
| relationship with Senator Simon began when they formed a young | 14 |
| Democrat organization that supported a successful dark horse | 15 |
| candidate for governor; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sinclair was a member of the Illinois Housing | 17 |
| Authority and was on the board of directors of the Southern | 18 |
| Illinois Health Care Foundation; he held memberships in the | 19 |
| Salem Country Club, the Salem Moose Lodge, and the Salem Elks | 20 |
| Club; he was honored as a 50-year member of the Odin Masonic | 21 |
| Lodge, along with having served in many community positions and | 22 |
| activities throughout his professional career; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, He is remembered as a man of boundless energy with | 24 |
| a love for politics and a willingness to help countless people; | 25 |
| he is credited with luring World Color Press and North American | 26 |
| Lighting to Salem, helping many local companies get started, | 27 |
| and developing one of the original student loan programs at the | 28 |
| former Salem National Bank that helped so many residents go to | 29 |
| college; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerry's passing has been deeply felt by many, |
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| especially his mother, Thelma Sinclair Deadmond; his son, | 2 |
| Richard Sinclair; his daughters, Tari Henne and husband Steve | 3 |
| and Lea Filson and husband Ronald; his brother, George Sinclair | 4 |
| and wife Alice; his sisters, Shirley McHaney and husband Lon, | 5 |
| Marilyn Sugg and husband Marvin, and Lorna Fisher and husband | 6 |
| Billy Joe; his grandchildren, Beth Grohmann and husband Brad, | 7 |
| Jana Zipfel and husband Zac, Kristin Henne, Andrew Jerald | 8 |
| Sinclair, and Ryan Lee Sinclair; and his great-grandchildren; | 9 |
| he was preceded in death
by his father; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 12 |
| Gerald "Jerry" Sinclair, whose impact on Illinois politics and | 13 |
| business will long be remembered, and we extend our sincerest | 14 |
| condolences to his family, friends, and community; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 18 |
| sympathy.
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