Full Text of SR0622 100th 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 Earl E. Pope of Huntley, who passed away | 4 | | on June 4, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earl Pope was born in Chicago to Andrew and Fernie | 6 | | (Hempel) Pope on November 27, 1924; he graduated from Waller | 7 | | High School in Chicago and served in the United States Army Air | 8 | | Corps in the South Pacific during World War II; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Earl Pope attended Wright Junior | 10 | | College; he married Geraldine M. Mack on March 25, 1950 and | 11 | | they made their home in Bellwood and then Elmhurst, where they | 12 | | raised their family and stayed for 45 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Earl Pope worked at the W.W. Grainger Company for | 14 | | almost 40 years, retiring in 1993; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Earl Pope enjoyed brass band music and traveling, | 16 | | especially to England; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs | 17 | | and Blackhawks; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Earl Pope is survived by his wife of 67 years, | 19 | | Geraldine "Gerry"; his sons, Gary (Linda) Pope and Gregg | 20 | | (Elizabeth) Pope; his grandchildren, Brian, Jeffrey |
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| 1 | | (Catherine), Lauren, Brett, and Rachel; and several nieces and | 2 | | nephews, including, Denise Youngberg-Wrath; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Earl E. Pope, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 6 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Earl Pope as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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