Full Text of SR1274 100th 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 Gregory B. "Greg" Bott of Plainfield, who | 4 | | passed away on January 7, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Greg Bott was born in Alton to Luriel | 6 | | (Stublefield)
and Eugene Bott on March 13, 1956 and grew up in | 7 | | Brighton; he graduated from Piasa
High School in 1974 and | 8 | | earned degrees in parks and recreation and education from North | 9 | | Central College in
Naperville in 1978; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Greg Bott began his career with the Naperville
| 11 | | Park District in a maintenance position; in 1981, he
joined the | 12 | | Plainfield Park District in the same capacity; he worked his | 13 | | way up to become executive director in
1985 and served until | 14 | | his retirement in May 2013; he always believed in the role that | 15 | | parks and recreation
played in the overall well-being of a | 16 | | community; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, the Plainfield Park District renamed | 18 | | River Edge
Park as the "Gregory B.
Bott Park" in honor of Greg | 19 | | Bott; in 2016, Renwick Community Park was renamed as "Gregory | 20 | | B.
Bott Community Park" in honor of his 32 years of
service | 21 | | with the Plainfield Park District; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Greg Bott was a member of the Plainfield Lions | 2 | | Club and
attended Plainfield United Methodist Church and Three
| 3 | | Rivers Church; he was an avid hunter,
fisherman, and | 4 | | outdoorsman; he enjoyed trap
shooting, gardening, playing | 5 | | poker, and spending time at
his cabin in Hayward, Wisconsin, | 6 | | which he called his "life's
dream"; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Greg Bott was the beloved fiance of Misty | 8 | | Bartlett; the loving father
of Bryan and Austin Bott; the | 9 | | loving stepfather of Nina and
Nathan Bartlett; the devoted son | 10 | | of Luriel (Stublefield)
and the late Eugene Bott; the dear | 11 | | brother of Bob (Bev) Bott, Kathy (the late Rocco Goins) Bott, | 12 | | Mary Jane Bott, and the late John
(Sheila) Bott; and the fond | 13 | | nephew, cousin, uncle, great-uncle,
and friend of many, | 14 | | including Mindy Gerrietts; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Gregory B. "Greg" Bott, and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Greg Bott as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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