Full Text of SR1119 100th 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 BoBo of North Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on August 12, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry BoBo was born in St. Louis, Missouri to | 6 | | William Melvin Sr. and Byrdelee M. BoBo on June 6, 1954 and was | 7 | | a resident of North Chicago and Lake County for almost 60 | 8 | | years; he was baptized at the age of 10 at the "Old" Mt. Sinai | 9 | | Baptist Church and was active in Sunday school, the youth | 10 | | department, young ushers, vacation Bible school, Christmas | 11 | | programs, Easter programs, and numerous other programs; he | 12 | | attended Central School and Neal Junior High School, graduating | 13 | | in 1968; he graduated from North Chicago Community High School | 14 | | in 1972 and attended college in California; he married Lois | 15 | | BoBo; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jerry BoBo was on the cutting edge of the | 17 | | implementation and adaptation of computer software and | 18 | | computer programming for use in the workplace in the late 1970s | 19 | | and 1980s; he worked for Ross Perot's company, Electronic Data | 20 | | Systems (EDS) in Texas; later, he was employed by Abbott | 21 | | Laboratories in North Chicago; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Jerry BoBo was a member of Mt. Sinai Institutional |
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| 1 | | Baptist Church in North Chicago for 54 years; he loved fishing | 2 | | with his brother, "Skip" BoBo, and his nephew, "Binky" BoBo; | 3 | | throughout his entire life he loved tinkering with projects by | 4 | | repairing, rehabbing, and remodeling small and large projects; | 5 | | he was known for his kind heart and was always willing to help | 6 | | other people; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jerry BoBo was preceded in death by his parents; | 8 | | his sister, Marlene "DoDo" Furlow; and his brother, Melvin L. | 9 | | "Skip" BoBo; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jerry BoBo is survived by his daughters, Sydney | 11 | | and Alexandria; his nephews, Melvin L. III, James R., Kerry L. | 12 | | (Helen), and Larry (LaTanya); his loving sister-in law, Billie | 13 | | D. BoBo: numerous cousins and great nephews and nieces; and a | 14 | | community of very close friends and associates, including | 15 | | George Gordon, Kevin Gross, and Mr. and Mrs. DelConte; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Jerry BoBo, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 20 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Jerry BoBo as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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