Full Text of SR0455 101st 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 Gerald "Jerry" Bear, who passed away on | 4 | | May 17, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bear was a visionary with an entrepreneurial | 6 | | spirit who opened McDonald's restaurants in the early days of | 7 | | the franchise; when he saw a need for Jewish education, he | 8 | | founded the Bear Family Hebrew School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Although work and philanthropy were important, | 10 | | Jerry Bear's life revolved around his love for his family; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Bear was the beloved husband of 59 years of | 12 | | Marcelle, the loving father of Marc (Akvile), Brian (Andrea), | 13 | | David, and Kevin Bear, and the cherished grandfather of | 14 | | Benjamin, Joshua, Nicole, Lauren, Adam, Emily, and Olivia; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Gerald "Jerry" Bear and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Jerry Bear as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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