Full Text of SR1261 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 Gary Anthony Knight of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on May 24, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight was born on December 27, 1941; he grew | 6 | | up in the oil fields of Brownstown with his parents, Herman and | 7 | | Ruth (Bullard) Knight, and his siblings, Vic and Linda; he | 8 | | served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1961 to 1963, where he | 9 | | witnessed the Berlin Wall being built; he graduated from | 10 | | Lincoln Christian College; he earned his master's degree from | 11 | | Illinois State University; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight ministered in two parishes before | 13 | | choosing to serve the State of Illinois as an Illinois State | 14 | | Police officer from 1969 to 1993; he worked as a trooper and as | 15 | | executive security for then-Governor Dan Walker; while earning | 16 | | his master's degree, he joined the Division of Forensic | 17 | | Services as a crime scene investigator; he solved many murders | 18 | | and criminal cases before retiring as the assistant bureau | 19 | | chief of Crime Scene; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight was deeply devoted to his faith; he | 21 | | was known as a consummate jokester who brought levity to almost | 22 | | any situation, while being serious about friends, family, and |
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| 1 | | faith; he will be remembered as a father, friend, and husband | 2 | | who filled his loved ones' hearts with joyful memories; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight was preceded in death by his parents | 4 | | and his brother, Vic (Sue) Knight; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Knight is survived by his wife of 45 years, | 6 | | Marcia (Petersen) Knight; his sons, Christopher (Will) and | 7 | | Joshua (Desire); his daughters, Kimberly (Mike Humphrey) and | 8 | | Kimberlee; his great-nephews, John Blocks and Lee Blocks; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Seth Knight, Chloee Knight, Taylor Humphrey, | 10 | | Gillian Humphrey, Winston Knight, and Haddon Knight; and his | 11 | | sister, Linda (Ronald) Thomas; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Gary Anthony Knight and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Gary Knight as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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