Full Text of SR0608 093rd General Assembly
SR0608 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of James Edward Jerger of | 4 |
| Decatur on June 17, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, James Edward Jerger was born in Washington, | 6 |
| Indiana on January 6, 1936, to Carl and Virginia (Rose) Jerger; | 7 |
| he grew up in Evansville, Indiana; he attended St. Edwards | 8 |
| University in Texas, graduated from Indiana University Dental | 9 |
| School, and completed his internship and residency at Riley | 10 |
| Children's Hospital in Indianapolis; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Jerger married Rita Harder on August 18, 1962; | 12 |
| he valiantly served his country in the U.S. Army; he was a | 13 |
| pediatric dentist in Decatur for 38 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Jerger was a very patriotic American; he was a | 15 |
| member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Decatur and St. John | 16 |
| the Evangelist Catholic Church in Naples, Florida; he was a | 17 |
| dedicated member of Sertoma for more than 30 years; he was past | 18 |
| president of South Side Country Club, Decatur Dental Society, | 19 |
| and Sertoma; he was a member of the American Pediatric Dental | 20 |
| Society, American Orthodontic Society, and numerous other | 21 |
| state and national dental societies; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a passionate fan of the Indiana Hoosiers | 23 |
| and the St. Louis Cardinals and Rams; he was an avid golfer and | 24 |
| jogger; his positive attitude in his fight against cancer and | 25 |
| his constant sense of humor were amazing and uplifting to his | 26 |
| family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of James Edward Jerger has been deeply | 28 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Rita; his daughter and her | 29 |
| husband, Katrina and Ed Busse, and their children, Ariana and | 30 |
| Keenan; his son, Derek Jerger; his son and his wife, Dr. Bret |
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| and Tracey Jerger, and their children, Cailin and Ashton; his | 2 |
| son, Darin, and his children, Macy and Jax; his father, Carl | 3 |
| Jerger; and his sisters, Harriett Causey and Deb Schneider; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia, | 5 |
| and his sister, Karen; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 |
| James Edward Jerger, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 9 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of James Edward Jerger as an expression | 13 |
| of our sincere condolences.
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