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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Allan James Gray of Silvis, who passed
4away on July 17, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Allan Gray was born in Moline to Christopher and
6Jessie Fraser Gray on April 19, 1915; he served in the United
7States Army during World War II; he married Marian M. Heath in
8Memphis, Missouri on March 7, 1942; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Allan Gray retired from the John Deere Foundry
10after 40 years of service; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Allan Gray was a member of the Silvis Masonic
12Lodge and the Moline VFW; he enjoyed golfing and bowling; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Allan Gray was preceded in death by his wife,
14Marian; his brother, Harry; his sister, Alma Carlisle; and
15several nieces and nephews; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Allan Gray is survived by his son, Robert (Sharon)
17Gray; his grandchildren, Christine (Michael) Coyne-Logan,
18Robert A. (Robyn) Gray Jr., and Jonathan (Kathleen McCormack)
19Gray; his great-grandchildren, Trevor, William, Hallie, and
20Stella; and his nieces and nephews, Jessie Boyd, Jackie

 

 

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1Martens, Pam Green, Christopher Gray, and Mike Green;
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5Allan James Gray and extend our sincere condolences to his
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Allan Gray as an expression of our
10deepest sympathy.