Full Text of SR0513 93rd General Assembly
SR0513 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Gary A. Weston of Vienna on | 4 |
| Saturday, April 24, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Gary A. Weston was born April 14, 1952, in Anna to | 6 |
| Edward 'Jiggs' Weston and Christine (Aldred) Weston; he was a | 7 |
| 1970 graduate of Meridian High School, and he was united in | 8 |
| marriage to Nina E. (Whiteside) on December 16, 1972, in | 9 |
| Mounds; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Weston retired in May 2002 with 30 years | 11 |
| service with the Illinois Department of Corrections; he had | 12 |
| attained the rank of Correctional Captain in 1990 then was | 13 |
| promoted to the rank of Southern Team Leader for Standards and | 14 |
| Accreditation; he was a member and certified auditor with the | 15 |
| American Correctional Association and the Illinois | 16 |
| Correctional Association; he was also a member of the | 17 |
| Correctional Accreditation Managers Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Weston was presently employed by Dyn Corp | 19 |
| International with the United Nations as an International | 20 |
| Police Officer/Corrections serving in Kosovo; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Weston was a member of the Cairo Baptist | 22 |
| Church and had a very strong faith; he locally attended Gilead | 23 |
| Church near Simpson; he was an avid outdoorsman and sportsman; | 24 |
| he especially enjoyed golfing, tennis, basketball, hunting, | 25 |
| and fishing; he had been a fan of the New York Jets since the | 26 |
| days of Joe Namath; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gary A. Weston has been deeply felt | 28 |
| by his wife, Nina E.; his mother, Christine Weston; his son, | 29 |
| Richard N. Weston; his daughters, Rachel A. Weston and | 30 |
| Elizabeth E. Weston; his grandchildren, Trey, Derek, Heather, |
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| Dalton, and Parker; his brothers, Ben and wife Jan Weston and | 2 |
| Ed and wife Susan Weston; his sister, Melinda and husband Ron | 3 |
| White; his mother-in-law, Marilyn Whiteside; and his many | 4 |
| nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it | 5 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 |
| Gary A. Weston, who valiantly gave his life while trying to | 8 |
| help others; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Gary A. Weston as an expression of | 11 |
| our sincerest condolences during their time of bereavement.
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