HR0504LRB101 13864 ALS 62726 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Barbara
4J. Gross of Jacksonville, who passed away on August 16, 2019;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Barbara Gross was born in Jacksonville to Harriet
7and Everet Moss on October 5, 1928; she was a lifelong resident
8of Jacksonville and graduated from Jacksonville High School in
91946; later in life, she graduated from Lincoln Land Community
10College and continued her education at Sangamon State
11University; she married William L. Gross in 1949; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Barbara Gross was a dedicated public official; she
13served as the Morgan County Clerk from 1974 until her
14retirement in 2010; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Barbara Gross was well respected by her peers and
16served as President of the International Association of Clerks,
17Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT); she
18was passionate about politics and led the Morgan County
19Democratic Women's Club for many years; she participated in
20State and national politics; she ran for State Representative
21and was elected as a delegate to several democratic
22presidential nominating conventions; she and her husband

 

 

HR0504- 2 -LRB101 13864 ALS 62726 r

1enjoyed representing the Democrats in parades; she was thrilled
2to be selected as the Grand Marshal of the Jacksonville St.
3Patrick's Day Parade; in addition to her public service, she
4was a member of the Central Christian Church; she was active in
5the Jacksonville community and served on the boards of the
6Educational Day Care Center, the American Red Cross, the Girl
7Scouts, and the Jacksonville Library; she volunteered for the
8Morgan County United Way, the Heart Fund, and the American
9Cancer Society; she loved her children, grandchildren, and her
10husband; she especially enjoyed attending her grandchildren's
11athletic events; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Barbara Gross was preceded in death by her
13parents; and her husband of 61 years, William; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Barbara Gross is survived by her daughter, Gayle
15(James) Stewart; her sons, David (Barbara) Gross and Tim Gross;
16her grandchildren, Justin Stewart, Evan Stewart, Jay Gross,
17Jeffrey Gross, and Joanna Gross; her brother, Warren (Sue)
18Moss; and her special niece, Linda Hall Lewis; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we mourn the passing of Barbara J. Gross and extend our sincere
22condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
23her; and be it further
 

 

 

HR0504- 3 -LRB101 13864 ALS 62726 r

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