Full Text of SR2202 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 Wilbert Henry Gerrish of Woodstock, who | 4 | | passed away on August 7, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wilbert Gerrish was born in Chicago to Karlton and | 6 | | Clara (Parnitke) Gerrish on May 7, 1929; he joined the United | 7 | | States Army at 17 and served during the Korean War; he married | 8 | | Jeanette Watts; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Wilbert Gerrish was a 12-year resident of Rogers | 10 | | Park; he moved to McHenry for 20 years and then to Woodstock in | 11 | | 2013; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Wilbert Gerrish owned and operated a Chicago | 13 | | restaurant for two years; he spent 15 years as a Chicago | 14 | | Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver, 12 years as a CTA motorman, | 15 | | and seven years as a CTA motorman instructor; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Wilbert Gerrish enjoyed World War II history and | 17 | | collecting soldier figurines; he and his wife were avid square | 18 | | dancers and members of the Woodstock Squares; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Wilbert Gerrish was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; his siblings, Helen, Naomi, and James Gerrish; and his |
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| 1 | | stepchildren, Anne Carpenter and Laura Von Hoffen; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Wilbert Gerrish is survived by his wife, Jeanette; | 3 | | his three children, Kevin (Linda) Gerrish, Ellen (Dave) Holst, | 4 | | and Ann (Jeff) McGinnis; his stepchildren, William Von Hoffen, | 5 | | Ruth Minarcik, Cathy Holms, Robert Von Hoffen, and Christine | 6 | | Claus; his grandchildren, Brian, Nicholas, and Christopher | 7 | | Chiodo, Sean and Kelly Gerrish, Scott McGinnis, Rachel Holst, | 8 | | Tracy and Scott Batdorf, Angela and Robert DiNardo, Kyle | 9 | | Minarcik, and Spencer and Kaitlyn Gonzalez; and three | 10 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Wilbert Henry Gerrish, and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Wilbert Gerrish as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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