Full Text of SR1758 100th 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 Geraldine T. "Gerri" Fitzgerald of | 4 | | McHenry, who passed away on May 6, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Fitzgerald was born in Chicago to Matthew | 6 | | and Anne (Brod) Wolshan on May 1, 1930; she married Raymond | 7 | | Fitzgerald on September 20, 1952; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Fitzgerald spent her free time volunteering | 9 | | with the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association | 10 | | (NISRA) and assisting blind high school athletes in Mesa, | 11 | | Arizona; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Fitzgerald was an avid cyclist, and she | 13 | | began training as a triathlete when she was in her 60s; most | 14 | | impressively, she rode a 50 mile bike ride in celebration of | 15 | | her 80th birthday; her favorite hike was the Grand Canyon; she | 16 | | enjoyed traveling the country with Ray in their RV; she | 17 | | possessed a quick wit, wicked sense of humor, and a twinkle in | 18 | | her eye that will be forever remembered by everyone who knew | 19 | | her; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Fitzgerald was preceded in death by her | 21 | | parents and her sister; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gerri Fitzgerald is survived by her husband, | 2 | | Raymond; her children, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Daniel (Margaret) | 3 | | Fitzgerald, Robert (Angela) Fitzgerald, Edward (Winnie) | 4 | | Fitzgerald, Marianne Fitzgerald, and Colleen (Bill Hayes) | 5 | | Fitzgerald; her grandchildren, Emily (Mike) DaValle and Sarah, | 6 | | Haley, Laura, and Matthew Fitzgerald; and her | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Greyson and Finn; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Geraldine T. "Gerri" Fitzgerald and extend our sincere | 11 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 12 | | him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Gerri Fitzgerald as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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