Full Text of SR1147 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 Gerald Evans Gill of Michigan, | 4 | | formerly of Virginia, Illinois, who passed away on July 23, | 5 | | 2022; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was born in Cass County on July 19, | 7 | | 1931; he graduated from Virginia High School; he completed his | 8 | | higher education through Knox College and the University of | 9 | | Miami; he served in the U.S. Navy; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was the founder and board chairman of | 11 | | CassComm; he began his career in farming and sales; while | 12 | | managing his Virginia-based family business, the Cass County | 13 | | Telephone Company (CCTC), he recognized the importance of | 14 | | emerging cable television technology in the 1960s; he created | 15 | | Cass Community Antenna Television, Inc. (CATV) to serve | 16 | | Beardstown in 1965, which would eventually become a cable | 17 | | television service; over the years, his companies grew into | 18 | | CassComm, becoming a provider of telephone, television, long | 19 | | distance, and internet service to more than 30 communities in | 20 | | central Illinois; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was a true pioneer in the | 22 | | telecommunications industry, with success in building, |
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| 1 | | purchasing, upgrading, and selling cable television systems | 2 | | nationwide, along with his many other business investments and | 3 | | ventures; he actively participated in every aspect of the | 4 | | business until his passing; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill was known for being a connoisseur of | 6 | | living well and making others feel special; he will be | 7 | | remembered for his love of life, family, sailing, and | 8 | | adventure; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gill is survived by his wife, Mary; his | 10 | | son, Gerald S. Gill; his sister, Wendy; and a host of | 11 | | grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Gerald Evans Gill and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Gerald Gill as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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