Full Text of SR1101 102nd 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 former Champaign Mayor Gerald "Jerry" | 4 | | Schweighart, who passed away on June 30, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Schweighart was born to Wilbur and | 6 | | Josephine Sullivan Schweighart in Champaign on May 4, 1938; he | 7 | | married Kim in Champaign on June 25, 1960; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Schweighart was a dedicated public servant | 9 | | with 32 years of service as a police officer and detective in | 10 | | the Champaign Police Department, six years on the Champaign | 11 | | City Council, and 12 years as mayor; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Schweighart loved his family and community, | 13 | | and he was always the first to crack a joke or lend a helping | 14 | | hand; he also loved to grab a coffee with friends at Merry | 15 | | Ann's or drop a fishing line any chance he could; he was | 16 | | happiest spending time with his grandchildren and | 17 | | great-grandchildren; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Schweighart was preceded in death by his | 19 | | son, Jeffrey Dennis Schweighart; his brothers, Richard and | 20 | | Marion; and his parents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Schweighart is survived by his wife of 62 | 2 | | years, Kim; his sons, Jerry (Vita) Schweighart and Rory | 3 | | (Lesley Ponder) Schweighart; his daughter, Tami (Troy) Rhodes; | 4 | | his eight grandchildren, Tyler, Sydney, Lexi, Evan, Neal, | 5 | | Elizabeth, Nicole, and Jarrod; his great-grandchildren, Dax | 6 | | and Sloane; and his brother, John (Johannah) Schweighart; | 7 | | therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | former Champaign Mayor Gerald "Jerry" Schweighart and extend | 11 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 12 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jerry Schweighart as an expression | 15 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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