Full Text of SR1010 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 John B. Gerber of | 4 | | Carlinville, who passed away on August 5, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Gerber was born on January 30, 1916, in | 6 | | Carlinville to Charles Henry and Agnus Martha Gerber (nee | 7 | | Boente); he graduated from Carlinville High School in 1936, and | 8 | | was in the U.S. Army Air Force Air Transport Command from 1942 | 9 | | to 1945, serving in Europe, Asia, and Africa; he married | 10 | | Dorothy Drury on December 23, 1945, in Washington, D.C.; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Gerber started off as a partner in running a | 12 | | grocery store before he began running a Mobil oil and gasoline | 13 | | distributorship, which he operated until his retirement in | 14 | | 1976; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Gerber was a member of St. Mary and Joseph | 16 | | Catholic Church in Carlinville and was an active member of the | 17 | | Carlinville Elks Lodge #1412, Guy Baird American Legion Post | 18 | | #544, the Country Kuzins Square Dancing Club, and the | 19 | | Carlinville Wing RV Camping Club; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Gerber was preceded in death by his wife, | 21 | | Dorothy; his son, Jeremy Gerber; his brother, Charles Gerber; |
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| 1 | | and his sisters, Agnes Tipps and Marjorie Repasky; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, John Gerber is survived by his children, Donna | 3 | | (Carl) Kasten, Mary Therese Gerber, and Dennis Gerber; his | 4 | | grandchildren, Heather DeNeve, Toni Gotcher, Nathan Gerber, | 5 | | and Martin Kasten; his 8 great-grandchildren; and several | 6 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | John Gerber, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of John Gerber as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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