Full Text of SR1118 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 Jerry D. Reece of Normal, who passed away | 4 | | on December 13, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born October 23, 1932, in Milan, Missouri, | 6 | | the son of John L. and Mary Irene Frazier Reece; he married | 7 | | Sonja Ann Kerr on May 22, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri; he | 8 | | was a graduate of Northeast Missouri State/Truman State | 9 | | University; he was a staff sergeant in the United States Air | 10 | | Force, assigned to Tactical Air Command; he served in England | 11 | | during the Korean War and continued to stay active in the Air | 12 | | Force Reserve after the war; he was recalled to active duty | 13 | | during the Berlin Wall crisis and was stationed at Richards | 14 | | Gebaur Air Force Base during that time; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He enjoyed flying and was a flight instructor for | 16 | | many years; he was the owner/operator of an industrial | 17 | | sharpening business and retired in 1998; he then became an | 18 | | active volunteer at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, serving as | 19 | | a patient escort and tour guide; he was also an active member | 20 | | and a past president of Mended Hearts; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, He was a regular at Cracker Barrel in Bloomington | 22 | | and for over 10 years could be found there daily for lunch; he |
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| 1 | | loved to travel and in recent years visited Australia, New | 2 | | Zealand, Egypt, Israel, China, Japan, Thailand, Spain, Great | 3 | | Britain, Canada, Alaska, and Estonia; he loved spending time | 4 | | with his family, especially his grandchildren, and enjoyed | 5 | | attending and videotaping their many activities; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and one | 7 | | brother, James L. Reece; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Reece is survived by his wife; his son, Jay | 9 | | Donnley (Pamela S.) Reece; and his grandchildren, Eric James | 10 | | Reece and Alicia Renee Reece; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of Jerry Reece; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Jerry Reece as a symbol of our | 17 | | sincere sympathy.
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