Full Text of SR0588 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Gregory Wayne "Greg" Small Sr. of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on October 31, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Greg Small was born to Shaughneysy Small Jr. and | 6 | | Ruth (Penny) Small in Battle Creek, Michigan on September 20, | 7 | | 1957; he graduated from Springfield Southeast High School; he | 8 | | attended Springfield Junior College and earned a bachelor's | 9 | | degree and his Hazmat certification from the University of | 10 | | Illinois; he married Kenna René Small on January 30, 1988; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Greg Small worked as a long-distance Spanish | 12 | | bilingual operator with Illinois Bell Telephone, a station | 13 | | operator with Commonwealth Edison, an engineering assistant, a | 14 | | managing principal instructor, a control operator with | 15 | | Dominion Energy, Inc., and a control room operator with | 16 | | Dynegy, Inc.; he was the nuclear operations emergency response | 17 | | life safety and rescue principle licensed instructor for High | 18 | | Angle Rescue for Commonwealth Edison at the Kincaid Generation | 19 | | station in Chicago, where he handled 28 nuclear sources from | 20 | | 1980 to 1982; he was also a licensed EMT for 24 years from 1995 | 21 | | to 2019; he was a certified Nuclear Fire Brigade Task Force | 22 | | Team Member and received his OSHA certification and his High | 23 | | Angle Rescue certification;; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Greg Small was a member of Cherry Hills Church | 2 | | for 22 years, where he was served in various capacities, | 3 | | including with the adult choir and as a youth pastor; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Greg Small loved golf and was a U.S. Open | 5 | | Qualifier at the Illini Country Club in 1984; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Greg Small was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Greg Small is survived by his wife; his children, | 9 | | Sunshine Clemons, Lauren (André) Messina, Gregory Wayne Small | 10 | | Jr., Shawnaci (Brady) Schroeder, Kara Small, and Jared Small; | 11 | | his brothers, Jonathon (Darcel) Small, David Small, Benjamin | 12 | | (Laura) Small, Matthew (Jayme) Small, Josiah (Kim) Small, and | 13 | | Shaughneysy Small III; his granddaughters, Aria Bender and | 14 | | Lola Messina; and his nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; | 15 | | therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Gregory Wayne "Greg" Small Sr. and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | him; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Greg Small as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy. |
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