Full Text of SR1599 99th 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 Ronald W. Sells of Fountain Hills, | 4 | | Arizona, who passed away on September 4, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Sells was born and raised in Chicago; he | 6 | | moved to Wonder Lake, eventually settling in Cary to raise his | 7 | | family; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Sells worked at Swisher Craft Boats and | 9 | | then the Northern Illinois Gas Company (Nicor), where he worked | 10 | | for over 30 years, starting as a gas repairman reading meters; | 11 | | he worked his way up to Control Inspector and Union Steward, | 12 | | from which he retired; he volunteered for many years at the | 13 | | Cary Fire Department, where he earned the nickname "Gas Pipe"; | 14 | | he also participated in the annual fire department water fight; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Sells enjoyed golfing, fishing, bowling, | 17 | | and snowmobiling; after retirement, his wish was to get away | 18 | | from the snow in Illinois and buy a home in Arizona, where he | 19 | | was proclaimed King of DJ's Bagel Cafe by his peers; he enjoyed | 20 | | fishing with his son, Scott; they went twice a year to | 21 | | Wisconsin, and the fish that got away got bigger and bigger | 22 | | every year; he and his daughter, Pam, were inseparable, and |
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| 1 | | they always enjoyed their time together; on many occasions, | 2 | | laughable trouble would find them, between their annual | 3 | | vacations in Cancun or just relaxing on the patio; he also | 4 | | enjoyed his many friends, drinking a beer, smoking a cigar, | 5 | | watching his Chicago sport teams, going to hockey games, | 6 | | football games, and NASCAR races; he was always hoping for his | 7 | | Cubbies to win the World Series; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Sells was preceded in death by his father, | 9 | | Harold Sells; his mother, Florence Anderson; his stepfather, | 10 | | Vernon Anderson; and his son, Larry Stratton; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Sells is survived by his wife of 59 years, | 12 | | Violet; his son, Scott Sells (Kati); his daughter, Pam | 13 | | Pannarale (Jim); his 2 grandchildren, Alyssa and Kendall Sells; | 14 | | and his great-grandson, Jamieson Sells; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Ronald W. Sells, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | 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 Ronald Sells as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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