Full Text of SR0601 93rd General Assembly
SR0601 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 George Caddell Bruce Jr. of | 4 |
| Princeton on Saturday, June 5, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bruce was born on April 6, 1921, in Pontiac to | 6 |
| George Caddell Sr. and Jane Ellen (Ricker) Bruce; he married | 7 |
| Irma Kitterman on April 26, 1949, in Princeton; she preceded | 8 |
| him in death on April 30, 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bruce valiantly served his country during | 10 |
| World War II in the U.S. Army; he owned and operated Bruce | 11 |
| Jewelers since 1946; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Bruce was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran | 13 |
| Church in Princeton, American Legion Post 125, Princeton | 14 |
| Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. 587, Jewelers of America, Illinois | 15 |
| Jewelers Association, and local antique automobile clubs; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of George Caddell Bruce Jr. has been | 17 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Gary (Diane) Bruce | 18 |
| and Gail Bruce; and his grandchildren, Sarah Jane Bruce, Reid | 19 |
| Bruce, and Mark Bruce; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 22 |
| George Caddell Bruce Jr., and we extend our deepest sympathy to | 23 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 24 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 26 |
| presented to the family of George Caddell Bruce Jr. as an | 27 |
| expression of our sincere condolences.
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