Full Text of SR1029 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 Gerald "Jerry" Peters of Petersburg, | 4 | | who passed away on April 23, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters, the son of Martha and Lawrence | 6 | | Peters, was born in Quincy on August 21, 1939; he graduated | 7 | | from Quincy High School; he earned his bachelor's degree in | 8 | | civil engineering from the University of Illinois | 9 | | Urbana-Champaign, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Theta | 10 | | Fraternity; he married Marylee Chval in Forest Park on | 11 | | November 28, 1964; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters worked for the Springfield Sanitary | 13 | | District for more than 33 years, retiring as executive | 14 | | director; he then worked as a consultant at Hanson | 15 | | Professional Services and Myers Land Service; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters was very active in and passionate | 17 | | about the Illinois environmental engineering community, | 18 | | serving as vice president of the Illinois Association of | 19 | | Wastewater Agencies, state representative for the Capital Area | 20 | | of Engineers, president of the Central Illinois Water | 21 | | Pollution Control Association, a member of the Illinois Water | 22 | | Pollution Control Board, and a member of the Sangamon County |
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| 1 | | Subdivision Development Committee; he also served the Illinois | 2 | | Waste Water Plant Operations Association as | 3 | | secretary-treasurer and as chair of its Program Committee, and | 4 | | he was the recipient of the Young Engineer of the Year Award | 5 | | from the Illinois Society of Engineers; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters was committed to his faith and was a | 7 | | member of Little Flower Church in Springfield, where he served | 8 | | as president of the Little Flower Parish Council and a member | 9 | | of the Little Flower Men's Club; he was also a member of St. | 10 | | Jude Catholic Church in Rochester and Holy Family Church in | 11 | | Athens, where he was a choir member; he was also a board member | 12 | | of Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Council #4179; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters was devoted to assisting his | 14 | | community, serving on the Regional Planning Committee for Camp | 15 | | Widjiwagan - Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, as a judge in | 16 | | speaking competitions for the 4-H Club and the Boy Scouts of | 17 | | America, as a member of the Elks Club and the Capital City | 18 | | Toastmasters Club, and as a volunteer at St. Martin De Porres | 19 | | Food Bank, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, and the | 20 | | New Salem State Historic Site; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters enjoyed golfing, traveling, studying | 22 | | genealogy, antiquing, book and map collecting, and writing; he | 23 | | was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Fighting Illini |
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| 1 | | football and basketball teams; he loved spending time with his | 2 | | family, particularly at the lakehouse; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters was known for his constant smile, | 4 | | his infectious laugh, and the adoration he felt for his wife, | 5 | | Marylee; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters was preceded in death by his parents | 7 | | and his sister, Marylou Breckenkamp; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Peters is survived by his wife of 59 years, | 9 | | Marylee; his children, Mark (Anna) Peters, Connie (Marc) | 10 | | Werts, and Chris (Joe) Adams; his siblings, Donald Peters, Jim | 11 | | Peters, and Evelyn Smith; his grandchildren, Maggie, Emily, | 12 | | Alexandra, John, Lincoln, Haylee, Joy, Corrine, and Jesse; and | 13 | | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Gerald "Jerry" Peters and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Jerry Peters as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy. |
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