Full Text of SR0973 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 Gerald "Jerry" E. Sewell, who | 4 | | passed away on November 8, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Sewell was born in Alton on July 8, 1933, | 6 | | to George and Celestine (Noblitt) Sewell; he married Margie | 7 | | Crayne in September of 1955 and, following her death, Nancy | 8 | | Massar in September of 2004; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Sewell served his country in the U.S. Army | 10 | | and was an active member of VFW Post 1308 in Alton; he was also | 11 | | a scoutmaster and a member of the Evangelical United Church of | 12 | | Christ, the Alton Municipal Band, the Bunker Hill Kiwanis Club, | 13 | | Shriner's International-York Rite Bodies, Franklin Masonic | 14 | | Lodge No. 25 AF & AM, the Alton Area Antique Association, and | 15 | | the Alton Salvation Army; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Sewell was preceded in death by his | 17 | | parents, George and Celestine Sewell; his first wife, Margie | 18 | | Crayne; and his brother, George W. Sewell; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Sewell is survived by his second wife, | 20 | | Nancy Massar; his son, William "Bill" (Dionne) Sewell; his | 21 | | sister, Sandy Strohmeier; his brother-in-law, Ray (Julie) |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Gerald Sewell, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Gerald Sewell as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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