Full Text of SR0397 093rd General Assembly
SR0397 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of George J. Walsh of | 4 |
| Belleville on Monday, January 19, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Walsh was born on February 1, 1923, in St. | 6 |
| Louis, Missouri, to Joseph and Edna, nee Smith, Walsh; he | 7 |
| married Mary Jean Sage; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Walsh valiantly served his country in the | 9 |
| United States Marine Corps during World War II in the 4th | 10 |
| Marine Division, where he was awarded the Bronze Star and | 11 |
| Purple Heart; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Walsh served as a public relations director at | 13 |
| IDOT, where he retired in May of 2003; he was a former | 14 |
| tournament official for the PGA and a coach and teacher at | 15 |
| Central Catholic High School in East St. Louis; he enjoyed bass | 16 |
| fishing, hunting, golf, and animals, especially the family | 17 |
| pets; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Walsh was a member of the Knights of Columbus, | 19 |
| the VFW, the American Legion, BASS, and the St. Clair County | 20 |
| Country Club; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of George J. Walsh has been deeply | 22 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Mary Jean, nee Sage, Walsh; | 23 |
| his children, Kay (Gary) Vogel, Michael (Melissa) Walsh, and | 24 |
| Margaret Walsh; his grandchildren who lovingly called him | 25 |
| "Dubs", Jean (Michael) Wagner, Jessica and Kelly Walsh, Michael | 26 |
| Rokos, Melanie (Brian) Donovan, Nicholas Rokos, and Daniel | 27 |
| Murphy; his great-grandchildren, Madelyn and Michael John | 28 |
| Wagner and Katelyn Donovan; and his extended family, Debbie and | 29 |
| Lester Wellinghoff; he was preceded in death by his parents and | 30 |
| his infant grandson, Michael George Walsh; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| George J. Walsh, and we extend our sincerest condolences to his | 4 |
| friends, family, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Walsh as an expression of our | 8 |
| deepest sympathy.
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