Full Text of SR0956 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 Geraldine "Gerri" E. Wood of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on February 23, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Wood was born on March 17, 1933 in | 6 | | Springfield; her parents were Victor and Zenith Heckethorn | 7 | | Pearson; she married Roland Wood on February 9, 1952; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Wood was a caregiver to special needs | 9 | | women for the past 28 years; she also retired as a bakery | 10 | | manager at Eagles Food Center after many years of service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Wood was a member of St. Paul's | 12 | | Episcopal Church, the Eagles Auxiliary, and the Disabled | 13 | | American Veterans Women's Auxiliary; she was also an avid | 14 | | supporter and past volunteer of the Special Olympics; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Wood enjoyed fishing, gaming, spending | 16 | | time with her grandchildren and friends, and watching the | 17 | | Fighting Illini and St. Louis Cardinals; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Wood was preceded in death by her | 19 | | husband, Roland; her parents; her son, David; her 2 brothers; | 20 | | and her 4 sisters; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Wood is survived by her daughters, | 2 | | Rhonda (Eric Runkel) Wood, Sheila Smith, and Jennifer (Craig) | 3 | | Johnson; her son, Dennis (Jessica Greene) Wood; her 14 | 4 | | grandchildren; her 8 great-grandchildren; her sister, Norma | 5 | | Estes; her brother, Don Pearson; and her many nieces, nephews, | 6 | | and cousins; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 9 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Geraldine "Gerri" E. | 10 | | Wood; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Geraldine Wood as an expression of | 13 | | our sympathy.
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