Full Text of HR1142 93rd General Assembly
HR1142 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Gary | 4 |
| Eugene Grace on March 5, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Grace was born on June 7, 1951, in Urbana to | 6 |
| Lyle and Berry Shade Grace; he graduated from Urbana High | 7 |
| School and Parkland College and was a fifth generation farmer | 8 |
| for more than 30 years, along with his brother on land north of | 9 |
| Urbana; he married Susan Wagner on August 19, 1972, in Urbana; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, He attended Twin City Bible Church in Urbana; he | 12 |
| served on numerous area boards, including the Champaign County | 13 |
| Farm Bureau board of directors from 1997 to 1998 and as its | 14 |
| president from 2000 to 2002; he was also a member of the | 15 |
| bureau's foundation board and oversaw fundraising efforts for | 16 |
| scholarships and other programs; he and his brother, Roger, | 17 |
| shared the Champaign News-Gazette's Farm Leader of the Year | 18 |
| award in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Grace served on the board of directors and was | 20 |
| instrumental in starting Earth Partners, the State's first | 21 |
| agriculture literacy program for elementary through high | 22 |
| school curriculum; he served as president of the University | 23 |
| High parent faculty organization; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Grace stood out from the crowd because he | 25 |
| fought for agriculture issues on local, State, and federal | 26 |
| levels; he lobbied for education funding reform and property | 27 |
| tax relief; he rallied support for the farm bureau foundation | 28 |
| by organizing raffles and other events; he was known as a | 29 |
| "go-getter" and is remembered as a leader with a vision and the | 30 |
| passion and ability to accomplish his dreams, and his character | 31 |
| and honesty were beyond reproach; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved gardening and enjoyed rock climbing and | 2 |
| investigating archeological artifacts; above all, his family | 3 |
| and his faith were most important to him; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gary E. Grace has been deeply felt | 5 |
| by many, especially his wife, Susan; his parents, Lyle and | 6 |
| Berry Shade Grace; his sons, Tim Grace and Andy Grace; his | 7 |
| brothers, Roger Grace and David Grace; and his sister, Barbara | 8 |
| Wilson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| mourn the passing of Gary Eugene Grace, a progressive farm | 12 |
| leader who was a credit to his community and family; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Gary E. Grace as an expression of | 16 |
| our heartfelt sorrow for their loss.
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