Full Text of SR0557 97th General Assembly
SR0557 97TH 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 William "Bill" Jereb of Grayslake, who | 4 | | passed away on December 18, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born April 15, 1925 in North Chicago to | 6 | | Mary and John Jereb; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, He was a World War II veteran, serving with the | 8 | | Fourth Infantry Division Company C 8th Regiment in Europe; his | 9 | | company was part of the D-Day invasion, landing in Normandy on | 10 | | Utah Beach with the first wave; he was awarded the Combat | 11 | | Infantry Badge, 2 Bronze Stars, 3 Purple Hearts, the Bronze | 12 | | Arrowhead, 3 Campaign Stars, the Presidential Unit Citation, | 13 | | the Belgium Forragiere, and the French Medallion with | 14 | | citations, plus others; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He retired from US Steel after 33 years of | 16 | | service; he was a member of St. Mary of the Annunciation | 17 | | Catholic Church, St. Joseph's KSKJ #53, Knights of Columbus | 18 | | #731, Sharvin Post American Legion, the Disabled American | 19 | | Veterans, and the 4th Infantry Division Association; he was a | 20 | | former member of Queen of Peace Church and Mother of God | 21 | | Church; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, | 2 | | Mary Ann; his brothers, Richard, Gene, Herman, and George; and | 3 | | his granddaughter, Jennifer Parks; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, William Jereb is survived by his daughters, | 5 | | Jeannie (Mark) Parks, Julie (Richard) Romano, and Jeri (Jim) | 6 | | Foster; his grandchildren, Jori and Jamie Parks, Ricky and | 7 | | Jackie Romano, and Seth, Morgan, and Dylan Foster; and his | 8 | | sisters, Phyllis Portis and Terri Trojan; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 | | his family and friends, the passing of William Jereb; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of William Jereb as a symbol of our | 15 | | sincere sympathy.
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