Full Text of SR0604 96th General Assembly
SR0604 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Leon F. Gramley of Kaneville, who passed | 4 |
| away on January 15, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born October 31, 1943, in Aurora, the son | 6 |
| of Benjamin and Frances (Flanders) Gramley;
he grew up in | 7 |
| Kaneville, attended local schools, and graduated from Kaneland | 8 |
| High School in 1962; he attended Iowa State University in Ames, | 9 |
| Iowa, for a time before graduating from DeVry School of | 10 |
| Electronics in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the | 12 |
| United States Army and proudly served his country during the | 13 |
| Vietnam War; in December of 1967, he returned to civilian life | 14 |
| and worked for Illinois Bell; in 1971, he began farming | 15 |
| alongside his brother, Elmer, on the family farm in Kaneville; | 16 |
| he married Margaret Myers in 1965, and they were blessed with | 17 |
| two sons, Philip and Stephen; in 1991 he met Mary Fecht and | 18 |
| they were married on September 6, 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a volunteer fireman with the Kaneville Fire | 20 |
| Department; he later served for 13 years as an EMT and | 21 |
| paramedic with Elburn ambulance; he served on the Kaneville | 22 |
| Township Board and was elected Kaneville Township Supervisor in |
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| 1994; he was also the vice president and sexton for Kaneville | 2 |
| Cemetery and was very active in the Kaneville Memorial Day | 3 |
| service, serving in the color guard and honor guard as well as | 4 |
| identifying the graves of all the veterans; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the driving force behind Kaneville | 6 |
| Township's designation as a village, dedicating untold hours | 7 |
| until it was made official in 2007; he was an avid NASCAR fan, | 8 |
| cheering on Dale Earnhardt with every turn; he took tap dancing | 9 |
| for a time and played the French horn as well as the piano; he | 10 |
| was always "fixing" anything for anyone; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and | 12 |
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Leon Gramley is survived by his loving wife, Mary; | 13 |
| his three sons, Philip (Christine) Gramley, Stephen (Leanne) | 14 |
| Gramley, and Albert (Lori) Fecht; Stephen's children, Lillian | 15 |
| and Robert, and Albert's children, Joshua, Hannah and Emilee; | 16 |
| his brother, Elmer (Janet) Gramley and his daughter, Sara; and | 17 |
| a countryside full of friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Leon Gramley; and be it | 21 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Leon Gramley as a symbol of our | 3 |
| sincere sympathy.
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