Full Text of HR0546 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gerald | 4 | | "Jerry" VanWinkle of Peoria, who passed away on August 9, 2013; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle was born on March 23, 1938 in | 7 | | Peoria; his parents were John D. and Velda M. (Foster) | 8 | | VanWinkle; he married Carol Hagel on October 2, 1970, in | 9 | | Havana; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle graduated from Manual High | 11 | | School; he subsequently attended Bradley University for | 12 | | mechanical engineering; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle retired from Caterpillar as a | 14 | | journeyman millwright, working in Research and Development at | 15 | | the Mossville Tech Center; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle was a life member of Illinois | 17 | | Lodge 263, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and Mohammed | 18 | | Shrine; he was a life member of the Society of Hospitalers, a | 19 | | Thrice Potent Master and life member of the Valley of Peoria | 20 | | Scottish Rite, and a life member of AMVETS (Army National | 21 | | Guard); he was also a member of Midwest Gun Collectors, for |
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| 1 | | which he taught basic safety, and Midwest Cruisers Association, | 2 | | where he enjoyed showing his 1979 green Ford truck at | 3 | | cruise-ins; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle enjoyed spending time at | 5 | | Wildlife Prairie Park and with his horses, Bobbie and Sissy; | 6 | | and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents and his brother, Ron VanWinkle; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle is survived by his wife, Carol; | 10 | | his children, Lynn Kerley, Mark (DiAnna) Kerley, Jerry (Kelly) | 11 | | Kerley, and Michelle (Rob) Banta; his 11 grandchildren; his 7 | 12 | | great-grandchildren; his niece, Rhonda Dyess; and his | 13 | | sister-in-law, Kay VanWinkle; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 17 | | Gerald "Jerry" VanWinkle; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Gerald VanWinkle as an expression of | 20 | | our sympathy.
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