SR1252LRB099 15478 GRL 39765 r

1
SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Lester E. White of Rock Island, who
4passed away on November 6, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Lester White was born on June 27, 1956 in Moline;
6his parents were Richmond and Mary Jo (nee Weber) White; he
7married Christyne Dzekunskas on January 7, 1978 in Orion; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Lester White was a United States Air Force
9veteran; he also served with the National Guard; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Lester White retired from the Rock Island National
11Cemetery after 33 years of service; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Lester White was a member of Beulah Presbyterian
13Church, the QC Missing Persons Network, and Scott's Tennessee
14Battery Civil War Reenactors; he enjoyed reading, attending
15Iowa Hawkeyes Wrestling events, attending auctions, and
16spending time with his grandchildren; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Lester White was preceded in death by his parents;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, Lester White is survived by his wife, Christyne;

 

 

SR1252- 2 -LRB099 15478 GRL 39765 r

1his daughters, Mellissa (Michael) Hendrickx, Megan White, and
2Ashleigh White; his grandchildren, Nathan, Madison, Cloe,
3Zane, Mason, Joseph, and Brylee; his sisters, Penny (Ed)
4Peterson and Carol Schoening; his brother, Kenneth White; and
5his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
8family and friends, mourn the passing of Lester E. White; and
9be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Lester White as an expression of our
12sympathy.