Full Text of SR0301 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 Roscoe Garrett of Lake Forest, who passed | 4 | | away on March 13, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roscoe Garrett was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on | 6 | | July 9, 1923 to Logan T. and Rose (nee Bosch) Garrett; he spent | 7 | | his childhood in West Allis and Milwaukee, with an interlude of | 8 | | 2 years in Portland, Oregon; he graduated from West Allis | 9 | | Central High School in 1939 and married Jeanne Lucas on | 10 | | September 7, 1943; he served his country in the United States | 11 | | Army during World War II, fighting under General Patton during | 12 | | the Battle of the Bulge; he was awarded a Bronze Star for | 13 | | heroism in battle and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant while in | 14 | | Europe; he was able to begin his college studies while in the | 15 | | Army, attending the University of Maine and completed a | 16 | | Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the | 17 | | University of Wisconsin, graduating cum laude in 1948; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Roscoe Garrett began work as an engineering | 19 | | draftsman at the Allen Bradley Corporation and enjoyed a | 20 | | successful career in engineering and business for the next 41 | 21 | | years; he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the | 22 | | Riley Corporation, a publicly listed company, for several | 23 | | years, and subsequently was the general manager of the same |
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| 1 | | business under a series of parent companies, including US | 2 | | Filter, Ashland Oil, and Ametek; he retired from Ametek in | 3 | | 1989; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Roscoe Garrett and his wife were active in the | 5 | | Deerfield community; they were also active members of Holy | 6 | | Cross Catholic Church in Deerfield; they enjoyed many long-held | 7 | | friendships in Deerfield and were involved in several | 8 | | charitable organizations; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Roscoe Garrett was preceded in death by his wife | 10 | | of 67 years, Jeanne; his sister, Carol Denig; his daughter, | 11 | | Sally; his granddaughter, Maria; and his son, John "Jack"; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Roscoe Garrett is survived by his sons, Scott | 13 | | (Susan) and Paul (Sharon); his grandchildren, Brett (Maryam), | 14 | | Elizabeth Mettler (Matt), Alison, and Ben; and his | 15 | | great-grandchildren, Abigail and Logan; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Roscoe Garrett, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Roscoe Garrett as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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