Full Text of SR2025 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 Grady Myers Chronister of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on September 14, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma | 6 | | to Hugh Grady and Alice Myers Chronister on November 22, 1938; | 7 | | he graduated from Oklahoma State University; he was a Captain | 8 | | in the United States Army and retired from the Army Reserves; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister's career included retail | 11 | | marketing, national wholesale fuel distribution, and oil | 12 | | trading on the New York Stock Exchange; he was an entrepreneur | 13 | | in the oil industry for 51 years; he began Chronister Oil with | 14 | | Derby Super Gas stores and was a major sponsor of the cardinals | 15 | | farm team; he secured the first self-serve permit in the State | 16 | | of Illinois; he sold the Super Gas chain to Marathon Oil in | 17 | | 1978; he then built another chain, Future Gas, in several | 18 | | Midwestern states outside of Illinois; in 1980, he opened the | 19 | | first convenience store, Quik-n-EZ, in the State, with | 20 | | locations in Springfield and other central Illinois towns; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was an Eagle Scout, an elder in | 22 | | the Westminster Presbyterian Church, a former president of the |
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| 1 | | Illini Country Club, and a former president and trustee of the | 2 | | Springfield YMCA; he was also a trustee of the Abraham Lincoln | 3 | | Boy Scouts Council, a supporter of UIS athletics, the arts, and | 4 | | the Illinois Symphony Orchestra; he contributed to many local | 5 | | and statewide non-profit organizations and was a strong | 6 | | supporter of youth programs throughout the area; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was a competitive golfer and | 8 | | duplicate bridge player; he was a compassionate and generous | 9 | | father, husband, and friend and enjoyed spending time with his | 10 | | wife, children, and grandchildren; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Grady Chronister is survived by his wife, Linda | 14 | | Longworth Chronister; his daughters, Wendy (Pete Rogers) | 15 | | Chronister, Julie (Mark Myers) Chronister, and Amy (John) | 16 | | Ridley; and his grandchildren, Caroline and Carter Rogers, | 17 | | Wyatt Myers, and Emma and Grady Ridley; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Grady Myers Chronister and extend our sincere condolences to | 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Grady Chronister as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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