Full Text of SR0921 101st 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 Walter "Wally" E. Griswold of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on January 7, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wally was born on August 4, 1941 in Plymouth to | 6 | | Giles E. and Pauline Bell Griswold; he graduated from Plymouth | 7 | | High School in 1959 and married Kathy Conley on November 5, | 8 | | 1970 in Rock Falls; he worked in retail grocery for Kroger and | 9 | | then Eagle Foods for almost 30 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Wally was an avid and successful youth sports | 11 | | coach and was also am Assistant Scout Master and a Scout Master | 12 | | for Boy Scout Troop 14; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Wally was a true child of the 50s who loved the | 14 | | New York Yankees, Mickey Mantle, John Wayne, and Elvis; he also | 15 | | enjoyed any activity with his family, especially hunting, | 16 | | fishing, and spending time in Florida and Wisconsin; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Wally could always be counted on for comfort and | 18 | | support; he never met a stranger, always enjoyed a good | 19 | | conversation with anyone willing to chat, and treated every | 20 | | person as if they were lifelong friends; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Wally was preceded in death by his parents, Giles | 2 | | and Pauline Griswold; brother, G.L. Griswold; and daughter | 3 | | Teresa Griswold; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Wally is survived by his wife, Kathy Griswold; | 5 | | sons, Jeff and Andy Griswold; daughters, Lisa Griswold and Amy | 6 | | O'Keefe; granddaughters Ariana and Katy; grandsons, Ty and | 7 | | Gavin; brother, Steve Griswold; and numerous nieces and | 8 | | nephews; therefore, be it | 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 11 | | Walter E. Griswold and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 15 | | presented to the family of Walter Griswold as an expression of
| 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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