Full Text of SR1419 098th General Assembly
SR1419 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR1419 | | LRB098 22293 GRL 61213 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Walter "Budd" Jacob of Dunlap, who passed | 4 | | away on August 8, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Walter Jacob was born in 1934 in Chicago; his | 6 | | parents were Walter F. and Phyllis (nee Black) Jacob; he | 7 | | married Margaret G. Barry on September 14, 1963; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Walter Jacob began his career in 1952 at | 9 | | Anheuser-Busch in Chicago; he worked his way up to district | 10 | | manager before leaving the company in 1968 to buy Brewers | 11 | | Distributing Company in Peoria; in 1974, he bought out his | 12 | | partner to become the sole owner; he served as president and | 13 | | CEO of Brewers Distributing Company until 1998; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Walter Jacob was always conscious of the needs of | 15 | | the Peoria area community and helped to fund and support many | 16 | | programs over the years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Walter Jacob was an avid sports fan including the | 18 | | Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks, White Sox, and Bears; he was an | 19 | | excellent artist and enjoyed sketching and painting, | 20 | | especially at the beach; and
|
| | | SR1419 | - 2 - | LRB098 22293 GRL 61213 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Walter Jacob was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | a son, Walter F. Jacob; and a brother, John Black; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Walter Jacob is survived by his wife, Margaret | 4 | | (nee Barry) Jacob; 3 children, George (Jeannine) Jacob, | 5 | | Margaret "Meg" Jacob, and Paul (Amanda) Jacob; and 10 | 6 | | grandchildren, Alexandra, Daniel, Jacob, George, Walter | 7 | | "Jake", Katherine, Kayla, Connor, Thomas, and Bennett; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Walter "Budd" Jacob; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Walter Jacob as an expression of our | 15 | | sympathy.
|
|