SR0174 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of George Leroy Thompson of McHenry on Sunday, March 27, 2005; and

WHEREAS, He was born on April 12, 1934, in Chicago, to Roy J. and Margaret E. (Hoelterhoff) Thompson; and

WHEREAS, He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and a delegate for the Illinois Department of Conservation; he was elected to the McHenry County Republican Hall of Fame and was a Republican Committeeman for over 30 years; and

WHEREAS, The passing of George Leroy Thompson has been deeply felt by many, especially his children, Marie (Christopher) Hockett, Margaret (Michael) Wolf, George F. (Joanne) Thompson, Catherine Thompson, and Jean (David) Davis; his grandchildren, Weston and Jacqueline Stogsdill, Ian and Hilary Wolf, Jessica, Erin, Jacob, and Anna Thompson, and Nicholas and Megan Davis; his step-grandson, Charles Hockett; and his sisters, Patricia Preston and Marcia Thompson; he was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Thomas, Roy "Buzzie", and James Thompson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of George Leroy Thompson, and we extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.