Full Text of SR1677 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Gerard F. "Jerry" Idstein of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on March 5, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerard Idstein was born in Chicago to James H. and | 6 | | Margaret (Walsh) Idstein on May 26, 1926; he graduated from | 7 | | Lane Technical High School in Chicago and served in the United | 8 | | States Army during World War II in the South Pacific with the | 9 | | 32nd (Red Arrow) Division; he married Mary Julia Boarini at | 10 | | Immaculate Conception Church on April 22, 1950; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gerard Idstein owned Jim and Jerry's Hardware; he | 12 | | was also owner and operator of the Arbor Resort and Marina on | 13 | | Bluff Lake in Antioch; for 35 years, he was Building Manager of | 14 | | the Heritage Professional Building in Antioch; he served as | 15 | | President of the Fox Lake Chamber of Commerce; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gerard Idstein enjoyed playing golf with the | 17 | | Johnsburg and Antioch Golf Leagues; he loved spending time on | 18 | | the water with family and friends on his pontoon boat; family | 19 | | vacations in Arkansas were the highlight of his life; he was | 20 | | also a fine woodworker and crafted many pieces of beautiful | 21 | | furniture; his family referred to him as "Jack of all | 22 | | trades-Master of All"; one of his greatest pleasures was being |
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| 1 | | an usher at the 7 o'clock mass at St. John the Baptist Church; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gerard Idstein was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his brother, James; and his sisters, Merikay and Anna | 5 | | Mae; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gerard Idstein is survived by his wife of 65 | 7 | | years, Mary; his children, Marybeth (Rip) Edmundson, Jerry | 8 | | (Peggy), John (Debbie), Hugh (Peggy), and Peter; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Lara (Bill), Maria (John), Kevin (Amanda), | 10 | | Brian, Dan (Katie), Mary Ellen (Patrick), Megan (Jake), | 11 | | Patrick, Spencer (Crystal), Kyle (Elizabeth), Benjamin | 12 | | (Katie), and Timothy; his 13 great-grandchildren; his sister, | 13 | | Margaret (James) Boarini; and many other relatives; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Gerard F. "Jerry" Idstein, and extend our sincere condolences | 18 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Gerard Idstein as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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