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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jerome F.
4"JR" McBride, Jr. of Glen Ellyn, who passed away on October 24,
52014; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. graduated from Fenwick High
7School in Oak Park and from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa in
81990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. began his professional career
10with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance; he then joined his
11father and brother at the McBride Insurance Agency, where he
12worked for 19 years; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. represented District 4 on the
14DuPage County Board since 2006; he advocated fiscal
15responsibility, open communication, and accountable government
16that actively solicits the public's views and advice; he served
17as Chairman of the Board's Legislative Committee and the
18Emergency Telephone System Board; he also served as precinct
19committeeman for the Milton Township Republican Central
20Committee; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was a member of St. Petronille

 

 

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1Parish in Glen Ellyn and Immaculate Conception Parish; he was a
2volunteer and fundraiser for Misericordia Heart of Mercy in
3Chicago and a board member of the Metropolitan Family Services
4of DuPage; in the past, he was a member and committee chair of
5the Main Street Redevelopment Committee in Forest Park, a
6member of the Board of Directors for the DuPage Chapter of the
7American Cancer Society, a member of the Architectural Review
8Committee in Glen Ellyn, a member of the Rotary Club of Glen
9Ellyn, a member of the Site Committee for Ben Franklin
10Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, a board member of the Glenbard
11West High School Booster Club, a founding member of the Jubilee
12Board for Outreach Community Ministries in Wheaton, a volunteer
13for Meals on Wheels in Glen Ellyn, and a volunteer in Glen
14Ellyn Youth Sports; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was the adored and adoring
16husband of Becky and the proud and beloved father to 5
17children, Lauren, Molly, Abigail, Sara, and Marty; therefore,
18be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we mourn the passing of Jerome F. "JR" McBride, Jr., and extend
22our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who
23knew and loved him; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Jerome McBride, Jr. as an expression
3of our deepest sympathy.