Full Text of SR2175 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 Gordon L. Ellis of Erie, who passed away | 4 | | on August 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis was born on February 7, 1930, in | 6 | | Goshen, Indiana; his parents were LeRoy and Florence Clark | 7 | | Ellis; he married Marjorie Plumley on March 22, 1957 in Erie; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis served his country in the United | 10 | | States Navy from 1948 to 1952; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis retired from Consolidated | 12 | | Freightways as a truck driver in 1991 after many years of | 13 | | service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis was a train enthusiast and enjoyed | 15 | | his model trains in his basement; he was an avid gardener and | 16 | | loved taking care of his lawn; he also loved spending time with | 17 | | his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and going to the Pink | 18 | | Pony for coffee and Russ's Cafe to play cribbage with the guys; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis was preceded in death by his parents |
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| 1 | | and his brothers, Stanley, Melvin, Bob, and Don; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis is survived by his wife, Marjorie; | 3 | | his children, Sheryl Pequignot, Florence (Dan) Stevens, | 4 | | Carolyn (Steve) Elsik, and Scott (Angela) Ellis; his | 5 | | grandchildren, Craig (Sarah) Pequignot, Josh Pequignot, Andrew | 6 | | Pequignot, Erin (Coty) Shirk, Ryan (Jennifer) Stevens, Lucas | 7 | | Stevens, Alex Stevens, Briana (Aaron) Kapper, Caitlin (Jordan) | 8 | | Speigle, Candace (David) Lutton, and Ethan Ellis; and nine | 9 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 12 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Gordon L. Ellis; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Gordon Ellis as an expression of our | 16 | | sympathy.
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