Full Text of SR0853 101st 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 Gene Lee Cunningham of Bloomington, who | 4 | | passed away on November 27, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Cunningham was born in Bloomington to Harry | 6 | | and Irene Cunningham on December 6, 1937; he served in the U.S. | 7 | | Navy for over four years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gene Cunningham loved kids and built Skate N Place | 9 | | in Bloomington in 1973; the 42 years he spent owning and | 10 | | operating Skate N Place with his wife were some of the happiest | 11 | | times of his life; he also operated Cunningham Enterprises and | 12 | | Illinois Pinball, which shipped pinball parts worldwide, and | 13 | | built the legendary Big Bang Bar pinball machine; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Gene Cunningham was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents; his daughter, Tami Lynn Pate; and his grandson, | 16 | | Michael Paul Miller; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gene Cunningham is survived by his wife of 46 | 18 | | years, Georgianna Cunningham; his children, Kimberli and Dan | 19 | | Carter, Wayne David Simmons, Rich Tewell, Jeana (Russell) | 20 | | Ballinger, Kelli (Chris) Brown, J.R. Cunningham, and Gina Lynn | 21 | | Cunningham; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Gene Lee Cunningham and extend our sincere condolences to his | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Gene Cunningham as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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