Full Text of SR1454 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 Jerald "Jerry" Dean Bort, who passed away | 4 | | on August 28, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bort was born to Fred and Edith (Kirkwood) | 6 | | Bort in Bunker Hill on November 30, 1940; he graduated from | 7 | | Decatur Barber College in 1958 and then graduated from East | 8 | | Alton-Wood River High School in 1959; he married Joyce Verlee | 9 | | Heuer on June 15, 1963, and she preceded him in death on April | 10 | | 18, 2017, after 53 years of marriage; he served in the U.S. | 11 | | Army during the Vietnam Conflict from 1966 to 1968; he was part | 12 | | of the 1st Division and was present for the Tet Offensive in | 13 | | 1968; after his service, he attended St. Louis Community | 14 | | College in Forest Park and earned a degree in Fire Science in | 15 | | 1977; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bort retired as a captain at the Clayton, | 17 | | Missouri Fire Department in 1994, after 26 years of service; he | 18 | | had been a volunteer firefighter for 40 years and retired as | 19 | | Fire Chief of the Rosewood Heights Fire Department; he started | 20 | | as a Bunker Hill Fire Department volunteer for 10 years; he | 21 | | also enjoyed a few years as a barber in Alton; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bort was a member of St. Paul Lutheran |
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| 1 | | Church in Wood River where he served as an elder and usher; he | 2 | | was also a member of the Madison County Fireman's Association | 3 | | and a lifetime member of VFW Post 1308; he enjoyed time as | 4 | | Friend of the Fox Theater usher and was a tour guide for the | 5 | | Great River Museum at the Melvin Price Lock and Dam in his | 6 | | retirement; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bort enjoyed traveling in the United States | 8 | | and abroad; he was a loving caregiver and handyman to his | 9 | | family, friends, and community; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bort was preceded in death by his parents; | 11 | | his wife; his infant daughter, Teri Ann Bort; his twin brother, | 12 | | Bruce Bort; his sisters-in-law, Janelle Heuer, Irene Bort, and | 13 | | Corleen Heuer; and his brothers-in-law, Donald Heuer, Herbert | 14 | | Lesemann, and Reverend Walter DeMoss; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bort is survived by his son, Chris Bort | 16 | | (Sabrina); his daughter, Cara Stearns (Kelly); his | 17 | | grandchildren, Sam, Spencer, and Simon Stearns, and Heather | 18 | | Brown; his brother, Fred (Sylvia) Bort; his sister, Helena | 19 | | DeMoss; and his sisters-in-law, JoAnn Lesemann and Janette | 20 | | Heuer; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 1 | | Jerald "Jerry" Dean Bort and extend our sincere
condolences to | 2 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 5 | | presented to the family of Jerry Bort as an expression of
our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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