Full Text of SR1067 96th 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 Gregg John Davis of Naperville, who | 4 | | passed away on August 8, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born to Ruth and John Davis in October of | 6 | | 1937, in Scotia, Nebraska; he grew up in Strawberry Point, | 7 | | Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where he | 8 | | met his wife of 50 years, Nancy (nee Humbert); they were | 9 | | married in July of 1960; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He began his 43 year career in the property | 11 | | casualty insurance business at a small mutual insurance company | 12 | | in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a claims adjuster; he progressed | 13 | | through a number of claim management positions with several | 14 | | companies before becoming employed by the Illinois Department | 15 | | of Insurance as a claim auditor in 1972, progressing to the | 16 | | position of Assistant Deputy Director; he moved to Naperville | 17 | | in 1984 to join Virginia Surety Insurance Company until his | 18 | | retirement in 2002 as an executive vice-president; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, He was known by all as a kind, gentle, and | 20 | | generous man of integrity, always ready with some | 21 | | encouragement, a word of wisdom or just a listening ear; in his | 22 | | later years he developed an interest in good wine and a passion |
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| 1 | | for gourmet cooking to the delight of his family and friends; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, After his retirement he became a volunteer at the | 4 | | Calvary Church Food Pantry/Clothes Closet ministry in downtown | 5 | | Naperville; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gregg Davis is survived by his wife, Nancy; their | 7 | | three daughters, Chrystal Gray, Sheryl (Michael) Stille, and | 8 | | Rachel Bobak; his 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; | 9 | | his mother, Ruth Davis; his sisters, Sonya (the late Robert) | 10 | | Davis and Anita (Robert Fontenelle) McDonald; and a large | 11 | | gentle dog named Monet; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of Gregg John Davis; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Gregg John Davis as a symbol of our | 18 | | sincere sympathy.
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