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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Joe "Wayne" Gragg Jr. of Springfield, who
4passed away on April 11, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg was born to Joe Wayne Gragg Sr. and
6Susan Cleora Hogan in Springfield on June 23, 1968; he
7graduated from Southeast High School in 1986 and proudly served
8his country in the U.S. Army for eight years; he married Tomoko
9Davis in 1991 and later married Jacqueline Sims in 2000; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg worked for many years in the field of
11fiber optics and then with the U.S. Postal Service until his
12retirement on March 24, 2019; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg was a member of the American Legion
14Post 809; he was an avid studier and teacher of Hebrew biblical
15studies; he enjoyed fishing and a good laugh and was a very
16charismatic person who left a lasting impression on those he
17met; he had a repository of information and could always hold
18meaningful and thought-provoking conversations; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg was preceded in death by his mother,
20Susan Lewis; his paternal grandparents, Wordia and Bernice
21Gragg; his maternal grandfather, Harlan Hogan; his maternal

 

 

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1grandparents, Robert and Rosemary Moore; his brother, Shawn
2Gragg; and his brother-in-law, Timothy Sims; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg is survived by his wife of 20 years,
4Jacqueline Gragg; his children, Taylor (Miles) Ray, Devan
5Gragg, Gershom Gragg, and Keziah Gragg; his father, Joe Wayne
6(Diann) Gragg Sr.; his step-father, Eugene Lewis; his siblings,
7Michael Gragg, Colin Gragg, and Jenna Hickman; his
8sisters-in-law, Chantelle Gragg and Ashley Sims; his
9brothers-in-law, Craig, John, and Herman Sims; and his aunts,
10uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13Joe "Wayne" Gragg Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his
14family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
15further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Wayne Gragg as an expression of our
18deepest sympathy.