Full Text of SR1129 101st 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 Daniel R. "Dan" Sperry of Normal, who | 4 | | passed away on April 11, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dan Sperry was born in Batavia to Frank Earl and | 6 | | Elsie Jane Banks Sperry on October 16, 1928; he attended the | 7 | | University of Illinois; he married M. Irene Hubbs in | 8 | | Bloomington on February 24, 1952, and she preceded him in death | 9 | | on January 24, 1997; he later married O. Gerada Fonger in | 10 | | Bloomington on August 1, 1998, and she preceded him in death on | 11 | | December 23, 2019; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dan Sperry took over his father's company, | 13 | | Mechanical Devices, in Bloomington after his father's death in | 14 | | 1956; alongside his wife Irene, he expanded the company to | 15 | | include production manufacturing, and the business grew from a | 16 | | 6,000 square-foot site to 20 acres on G.E. Road; his company | 17 | | continues under the leadership of family members and is now | 18 | | under the management of its fourth generation; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dan Sperry was a member of the Society of | 20 | | Manufacturing Engineers and DeMolay International; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dan Sperry was known as a skilled draftsman, an |
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| 1 | | exceptional designer, and a talented musician; he collected the | 2 | | works of authors Joseph C. Lincoln and Zane Gray; he enjoyed | 3 | | playing a number of sports during high school, Boy Scouting | 4 | | with his son and grandsons, going on family vacations, camping, | 5 | | sailing, and canoeing; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dan Sperry was preceded in death by his parents | 7 | | and his sisters, Emma Lee Sperry, Bertha-Mae Wilson, and George | 8 | | Jean Sperry; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dan Sperry is survived by his children, Linda Sue | 10 | | (Gary) Fillingham, Carol Jean (Steve) Kant, Mark Daniel | 11 | | (Laurel) Sperry, and Judy Kay (Mark) Hovren; his grandchildren, | 12 | | Yale (Emily) Fillingham, Chase (Kari) Fillingham, Alexis | 13 | | (A.J.) Kalitzky, Austin (Doug) Herring, Tyler (Emma) Sperry, | 14 | | Courtney Sperry, Emily (Dan) Breazeale, and Sara Hovren; his | 15 | | great-grandchildren, Rose Fillingham, Willa Fillingham, Hunter | 16 | | Fillingham, Kallen Fillingham, Aubrey Kalitzky, Jonah | 17 | | Kalitzky, Emerson Kalitzky, Kate Kalitzky, Trae Herring, Nash | 18 | | Herring, and Connor Sperry; and his two special nephews, | 19 | | Forrest (Carla) Wilson and John (Judy) Wilson; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Daniel R. "Dan" Sperry and extend our sincere condolences to | 23 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Dan Sperry as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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