Full Text of SR1216 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 Gilbert "Sonny" Virgil Short of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on May 16, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Short was born to Gale Gilbert and Alzora | 6 | | (Hoskins) Short in Moline on March 12, 1938; he grew up on his | 7 | | family's farm in Rock Island County and later in Mercer County | 8 | | and graduated from Joy High School in 1956; after graduation, | 9 | | Gilbert joined the U.S. Navy; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Short farmed near Joy and worked as a | 11 | | welder, as well as a sand and gravel truck driver in | 12 | | California; in 1968, he founded A-1 Fire Equipment in Moline | 13 | | and later moved his business to Davenport, Iowa; he led his | 14 | | company for the next 36 years until his retirement from the | 15 | | fire protection equipment business in 2004; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Short founded Speedway Fire and Rescue, a | 17 | | volunteer fire department specializing in motorsports rescue; | 18 | | for over 50 years, he worked to expand the organization with | 19 | | dozens of professionally trained members working at several | 20 | | racetracks around the region nearly every night of the week; he | 21 | | was also an active member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary as a | 22 | | Flotilla Commander along the Mississippi and Rock Rivers; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Short was a modest and good man whose | 2 | | generosity and kindness touched many people throughout the | 3 | | years; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Short was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his daughter, Kathryn; his son, James; and his | 6 | | brother, William; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Short is survived by his three children, | 8 | | Gilbert Wayne (Lisa), Deborah Short-Rico, and Curtis (Terumi); | 9 | | his longtime companion, Kathy Gile; her children, Kari (Kris) | 10 | | Maltby, Misty (Aaron) Ganzer, and Joe; his sister, Sandra | 11 | | Downing; and his grandchildren, Kristy, Andrea, Kevin, Ramon, | 12 | | Gilberto, Vincente, Kelsey, Jessica, Aozora, and Asahi James; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 16 | | Gilbert "Sonny" Virgil Short and extend our sincere
condolences | 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 20 | | presented to the family of Gilbert Short as an expression of
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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