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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Gerald Herman Stewart of Milan, who
4passed away on August 23, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Gerald Stewart was born on August 26, 1931 in
6Monmouth; his parents were Herman and Mildred Melaner Stewart;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, Gerald Stewart was a United States Air Force
9veteran and retired after 20 years of service; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Gerald Stewart worked as a sheet metal installer
11and was part of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 91; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Gerald Stewart was a 44-year member of the Eureka
13Lodge 69 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in Milan; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Gerald Stewart enjoyed woodworking in his earlier
15years; he also loved flower gardening; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Gerald Stewart was preceded in death by his
17parents; his brother, Howard Stewart; and his sister, Jean
18Larson; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Gerald Stewart is survived by his daughter,
2Cynthia Reed; his granddaughter, Mary E. Hanson; his
3great-grandchildren, Jonathon T. and Julia C. Hanson; and his
4sisters, Margaret Sonkel and Mary Vance; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
7family and friends, mourn the passing of Gerald Herman Stewart;
8and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of Gerald Stewart as an expression of
11our sympathy.