Full Text of SR0869 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 Gary Lee Bartels of St. Elmo, who | 4 | | passed away on March 17, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels was born to Monroe and Melba | 6 | | (Austin) Bartels in Wheaton on September 7, 1957; he married | 7 | | Glenda Mellendorf in rural St. Elmo on May 27, 1993; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels owned and operated MBI Construction; | 9 | | additionally, he served as president of CCI Redi-Mix and as a | 10 | | trustee of the St. Elmo Fire Department; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels was a member of the Church of God in | 12 | | St. Elmo; he was also a member of the National Rifle | 13 | | Association (NRA), the American Quarter Horse Association | 14 | | (AQHA), and the American Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), | 15 | | as well as a life member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels loved hunting, riding horses, | 18 | | telling jokes, and the month of October; he was a helicopter | 19 | | pilot, a fan of the Chicago Cubs, and a jack-of-all-trades; | 20 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels was preceded in death by his father; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels is survived by his wife; his mother; | 4 | | his sons, Joshua Gary (Kayla) Bartels and Garrett (Grace) | 5 | | Bartels; his daughters, Tamela (Justin) Polanin, Heather | 6 | | (Josh) Nelson, and Jessica (Nathan) Lotz; his brothers, Monte | 7 | | (Shirley) Bartels and James (Patti) Bartels; his sisters, | 8 | | Sheryl (Troy) Kyle and Janis (Steve) Holste; 15 grandchildren; | 9 | | and 4 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Gary Lee Bartels and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Gary Bartels as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy. |
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