Full Text of SR0823 100th 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 Jerry Paul Fordyce, who passed away on | 4 | | August 2, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce was born in Southern Indiana to | 6 | | Melvin and Thelma Fordyce on February 28, 1947; he graduated | 7 | | from Greenville College, where he studied education and | 8 | | business; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce taught in Hazel Crest; and then | 10 | | turned his hobby into a career and worked for various landscape | 11 | | companies; he retired from Allied Nursery, Inc.; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; he was | 13 | | a lifelong Indiana University fan; he was completely committed | 14 | | and dedicated to his family; he always demonstrated loyalty to | 15 | | his friends, and he will be dearly missed; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce was preceded in death by his | 17 | | parents; and his sister, Frieda Ford; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce is survived by his loving wife, Sue | 19 | | (Heilstedt) Fordyce; his children, Lynn (Mike) Watson and Steve | 20 | | Fordyce; his grandchildren, Haley and Bryan Watson, Emma |
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| 1 | | Fordyce, Brennan Hoffman, and Ryan Strunga; his sister, Melody | 2 | | (Michael) Sizemore; and his numerous nieces and nephews; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Jerry Paul Fordyce, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Jerry Fordyce as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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