Full Text of SR0581 98th 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 Thomas N. Rockey; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Rockey attended Parker High School, where | 5 | | he played football; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Rockey joined the United States Air Force | 7 | | on July 7, 1952 and was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San | 8 | | Antonio, Texas for basic training; he was then sent to Sheppard | 9 | | Air Force Base in Wichita County, Texas and eventually ended up | 10 | | at Nellis Air Force in Southern Nevada, where he was a member | 11 | | of the Thunderbird Squadron until 1956; he returned to Chicago | 12 | | after being discharged from the Air Force; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Rocky enjoyed traveling to visit family and | 14 | | friends and reminiscing about his days in the Air Force; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Rockey was the beloved husband of Janice | 16 | | (nee McElroy) Rockey; the loving father of Lynn (Alfred) | 17 | | Molenhouse, Karen (Michael) Mazurek, and Steven (Beth) Rockey; | 18 | | the cherished grandfather of Jeffrey, Michelle, Kelly, Kevin, | 19 | | Kendall, Kara, Matthew, Mary, and Emily; and dear | 20 | | brother-in-law of Robert (Geraldine) McElroy and Willard | 21 | | (Marcy) McElroy; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Thomas N. Rockey and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Thomas Rockey as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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