Full Text of SR0786 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 Gerald F. Tuite, Sr., formerly of | 4 | | Rockford, who passed away on December 31, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was born on November 15, 1928 to | 6 | | John C. and Mildred (nee Murphy) Tuite; he served his country | 7 | | as a combat infantry leader and chief photographer with the | 8 | | United States Army in Japan during the Korean War; he attended | 9 | | Rockford College and Georgetown University and then | 10 | | Chicago-Kent College of Law, graduating with honors and his | 11 | | Juris Doctor in 1958; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1958, Gerald Tuite, Sr. opened Gerald Tuite & | 13 | | Associates in Rockford, specializing in Labor Law, Workers' | 14 | | Compensation Law, and Personal Injury Law; he was a frequent | 15 | | lecturer on workers' rights and at Bar Association seminars; he | 16 | | was a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar | 17 | | Association, and the American and Illinois Trial Lawyers | 18 | | Associations and he received numerous accolades for his service | 19 | | to various organizations; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was active in Democratic | 21 | | politics in the Rockford area; he served as a Precinct | 22 | | Committeeman and Vice-Chairman of the Winnebago County |
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| 1 | | Democratic Party and was active in many campaigns for local, | 2 | | State, and national offices; he also served as an Assistant | 3 | | Attorney General for 8 years; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was a member of the Knights of | 5 | | Columbus, the Naples Yacht Club, the Big Foot Country Club, the | 6 | | Metropolitan Club, the Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity, and was a | 7 | | charter member of Saint Bridget Catholic Church in Loves Park; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 10 | | parents and by his brother, John Tuite; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Tuite, Sr. is survived by his beloved wife, | 12 | | Francine Williams Tuite; his children, Gregory E. (Mary) Tuite, | 13 | | Dr. Gerald F. (Susan) Tuite, Jr., Michael P. (Jennifer) Tuite, | 14 | | and Tracy (Paul) Beraud; his 9 grandchildren; and 1 | 15 | | great-granddaughter; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Gerald F. Tuite, Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Gerald Tuite, Sr. as an expression of our deepest | 2 | | sympathy.
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