Full Text of SR0892 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Anthony E. "Tony" Gordon of | 4 | | Grayslake, who died on August 6, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was born in Waukegan on May 29, | 6 | | 1952, to Edward and Rita Gordan; he married Carolyn (nee | 7 | | Waller); he graduated from Stevenson High School, College of | 8 | | Lake County, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; he | 9 | | served in the U.S. Army and was awarded the Army Distinguished | 10 | | Service Cross, a Silver Star, 3 Purple Hearts, and the Vietnam | 11 | | Campaign Medal; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon began working full-time in | 13 | | southern Illinois as a newspaper reporter about 30 years ago; | 14 | | he worked 2 years in Evansville, Indiana, and then returned | 15 | | home to Lake County where he worked for 10 years for the | 16 | | News-Sun and then 16 years at the Daily Herald; he received the | 17 | | Liberty Bell Award for outstanding commitment and service from | 18 | | the Lake County Bar Association and the 1994 press coverage | 19 | | award from the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was an avid NASCAR fan and he | 21 | | enjoyed planning vacation trips for he and his wife; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents, Edward and Rita Gordon and his aunt, Mary Francis; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon is survived by his wife, Carolyn | 4 | | and his siblings, Billy Gordon, Mary Ann Gordon, and Rita (Ed) | 5 | | Kip; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Anthony Gordon, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Anthony Gordon as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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