Full Text of SR0164 95th General Assembly
SR0164 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Walter Gleason of Pekin, who passed away | 4 |
| on April 25, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Walter Gleason was born on August 1, 1925 in | 6 |
| Lincoln; his parents were Arthur L. and Lucille M. Watson | 7 |
| Gleason; he married Betty M. Garriott on March 20, 1948 in | 8 |
| Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, Walter Gleason was a business agent and officer | 10 |
| for the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Local 627 in Peoria for 31 | 11 |
| years before retiring as its secretary/treasurer in October | 12 |
| 1987; he served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and | 13 |
| was a member of William Schaefer American Legion Post 44 in | 14 |
| Pekin; he was also a member of Teamsters and Chauffeurs Local | 15 |
| 627 and its Retiree Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Walter Gleason enjoyed fishing, golfing in the | 17 |
| Parkview Men's League, and reading; he was a member of the | 18 |
| First United Methodist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Walter Gleason is survived by his wife; his sons, | 20 |
| Patrick A. (Mary Jo) Gleason and Keith E. (Terry) Gleason; his | 21 |
| grandchildren, Shawn (Niki) Gleason, Matthew (Erica) Gleason, |
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| Blake Gleason, and Nate Thomas, Ryan (Nicole) Gleason, Casey | 2 |
| Gleason, and Shannon Gleason; his great-grandson, Isaac | 3 |
| Gleason; and his sister, Dorothy C. Shook; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Walter Gleason; and be | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Walter Gleason as an expression of | 10 |
| our sympathy.
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