Full Text of SR2044 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 Grady M. Chronister of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on September 14, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma | 6 | | to Hugh Grady and Alice Myers Chronister on November 22, 1938; | 7 | | he was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Oklahoma State | 8 | | University; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was an entrepreneur in the oil | 10 | | industry for 51 years; he began Chronister Oil with Derby Super | 11 | | Gas stores; he was an innovator, securing the first | 12 | | "self-serve" permit in the State of Illinois, for which | 13 | | Governor Jim Thompson was his first customer; he sold the Super | 14 | | Gas chain in 1978 to Marathon Oil and founded a second chain, | 15 | | Future Gas; in 1980, he opened the first convenience store, | 16 | | Qik-n-EZ, in the State of Illinois; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was an Elder in the Westminster | 18 | | Presbyterian Church; he was a former president and trustee of | 19 | | the Springfield YMCA; he was also a trustee of the Abraham | 20 | | Lincoln Boy Scout Council; he was a supporter of UIS athletics, | 21 | | the arts, and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra; he was a former | 22 | | president of the Illini Country Club; he contributed to many |
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| 1 | | local and statewide non-profit organizations; he was a strong | 2 | | supporter of youth programs throughout the area; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister enjoyed golf, bridge, and | 4 | | spending time with his family; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister is survived by his wife, Linda | 8 | | (Longworth) Chronister; his daughters, Wendy Chronister (Peter | 9 | | Rogers), Julie Chronister (Mark Myers), and Amy Ridley (John); | 10 | | and his grandchildren, Caroline and Carter Rogers, Wyatt Myers, | 11 | | and Emma and Grady Ridley; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Grady M. Chronister, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Grady Chronister as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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