Full Text of SR1095 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 Peter Gerontes of Peoria, who passed away | 4 | | on October 7, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peter Gerontes was born in Peoria on March 24, | 6 | | 1931 to Socrates and Katherine (nee Litsadorpoulas) Gerontes; | 7 | | he attended Woodruff High School and served in the United | 8 | | States Army during the Korean War; he married Judith E. Worries | 9 | | on May 10, 1959 at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Peoria; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Peter Gerontes joined the Peoria Police | 12 | | Department in 1958, working there for 27 years and attaining | 13 | | the rank of Sergeant; he assisted in the development of the | 14 | | first Crime Scene Unit Forensics Lab at the Peoria Police | 15 | | Department; it was there that he provided the first fingerprint | 16 | | as evidence that led to a murder conviction in Peoria County; | 17 | | he later joined the Peoria County Sheriff's Department in 1985 | 18 | | at the rank of Captain, retiring as Field Operations Commander; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Peter Gerontes was Policeman of the Year in 1965 | 21 | | and was awarded the Combat Valor Award in October of 1966; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Peter Gerontes was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Peter Gerontes is survived by his wife, Judith; | 4 | | his children, Nicholas P. (Cynthia) Gerontes, Lisa (Joseph) | 5 | | Gerontes-Bowe, and Gregory (Karen) Gerontes; his 6 | 6 | | grandchildren, J. Michael Bowe, Chloe Bowe, Katherine | 7 | | Gerontes, Matthew Gerontes, Eleni Gerontes, and Lt. Jason | 8 | | Gerontes; his sister, Helen S. Koulogeorge; and his 2 nieces, | 9 | | Marina Koulogeorge and Nina Koulogeorge; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Peter Gerontes, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Peter Gerontes as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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