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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of George William Rose of Coal Valley, who
4passed away on November 5, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, George Rose was born in Moline to John T. and
6Bertha I. (Howell) Rose on November 26, 1949; he served in the
7U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1969 and married Linda Lindstrom in
8Moline on April 3, 1971; and
 
9    WHEREAS, George Rose was employed with the Illinois
10Department of Transportation as a lead worker out of the Silvis
11Yard for over 30 years; in his younger years, he was a
12part-time farmer; and
 
13    WHEREAS, George Rose was a former commander with Orion
14American Legion Post #255, where he was on the Honor Guard; he
15was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Orion; he was an
16avid hunter and taught hunter safety; he enjoyed watching the
17QC Thunder, Bulls, Cubs, and Bears; he also played the guitar
18and piano; and
 
19    WHEREAS, George Rose was preceded in death by his parents
20and his daughter, Jennifer L. Miller; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, George Rose is survived by his wife, Linda; his
2siblings, Donald Rose, Steve (Karen) Rose, Marcia Rose (Robert)
3Hayd, and Janet (Pat) Parson; his granddaughter, Alyssa
4McCorkle; and his son-in-law, Gerald M. Miller Jr.; therefore,
5be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
8George William Rose and extend our sincere condolences to his
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of George Rose as an expression of our
13deepest sympathy.