SR0765 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Vincent J. Jeep of Waukegan on Sunday, April 16, 2006; and

WHEREAS, He was born August 28, 1911, in Malvern, Iowa; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Jeep was active in various labor, civil rights, and peace organizations; he worked in various positions, including as a Bell Hop at the Biltmore Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, in the 1930s; as a manager at the Bergoff restaurant in Chicago in the 1940s; as a union organizer in Chicago for the United Electrical Workers and Hotel and Restaurant Workers unions in the 1940s; as owner of various restaurants, including food concession at the "Big Gurnee" Discount in the 1950s; as a tax collector for the Illinois Department of Revenue in the 1960s; and as sole proprietor of "Vincent J. Jeep Bookkeeping Services" in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Vincent J. Jeep has been deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Mark Jeep, his wife Sue, and children (Katy, Jennifer and Graham); Ken Jeep, his wife Cecilia, and children (Amy and Adam); and Jeffery, his wife Elizabeth, and children (Laura and Sarah); therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Vincent J. Jeep, 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.