Full Text of SR1546 98th 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 Jerome F. "JR" McBride, Jr. of Glen | 4 | | Ellyn, who passed away on October 24, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. graduated from Fenwick High | 6 | | School in Oak Park and Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa; he lived | 7 | | in DuPage County since 1990; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was considered the life of the | 9 | | DuPage County Board; he represented District 4 and had been on | 10 | | the board since 2006; he served on the Legislative Committee as | 11 | | Chairman, the Public Works Committee as Vice Chairman, and the | 12 | | Finance Committee, the Intergovernmental Committee, the | 13 | | Judicial and Public Safety Committee, and the Transportation | 14 | | Committee; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. also worked as an insurance | 16 | | broker with the McBride Insurance Agency since 1990; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was a member of St. Petronille | 18 | | Parish in Glen Ellyn and Immaculate Conception Parish; he was
a | 19 | | volunteer and fundraiser for Misericordia Heart of Mercy in | 20 | | Chicago and a board member of the Metropolitan Family Services | 21 | | of DuPage; in the past, he was a member and committee chair of |
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| 1 | | the Main Street Redevelopment Committee in Forest Park, a | 2 | | member of the Board of Directors for the DuPage Chapter of the | 3 | | American Cancer Society, a member of the Architectural Review | 4 | | Committee in Glen Ellyn, a
member of the Rotary Club of Glen | 5 | | Ellyn, a
member of the Site Committee for Ben Franklin | 6 | | Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, a
board member of the Glenbard | 7 | | West High School Booster Club, a founding member of the Jubilee | 8 | | Board for Outreach Community Ministries in Wheaton, a member of | 9 | | the BR Ryall YMCA in Glen Ellyn, a volunteer for Meals on | 10 | | Wheels in Glen Ellyn, and a volunteer in Glen Ellyn Youth | 11 | | Sports; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. is the adoring and adored | 13 | | husband of Becky (nee Lauritsen); the beloved father of Lauren | 14 | | (Franklin) Lapaz, Molly, Abigail, Sara, and Martin "Marty"; the | 15 | | devoted son of Jerome F. and Ellen (nee Brown) McBride, Sr.; | 16 | | the loving brother of Kara (Paraic) Brophy, William, and Joy | 17 | | (Terence) Gibson; the son-in-law of Carol Lauritsen and the | 18 | | late Bruce Lauritsen; the caring brother-in-law of Ken | 19 | | (Shelley) Lauritsen and AnnMarie (Brian) Burgmeier; the fond | 20 | | uncle of 16; and the dear nephew, cousin, and exceptional | 21 | | friend of many; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 24 | | Jerome F. "JR" McBride, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 1 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Jerome McBride, Jr. as an expression | 5 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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