Full Text of SR0999 97th 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 Lawrence "Gary" Morrison, who passed away | 4 | | on June 20, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrison was born Sept. 13, 1935, in | 6 | | Richwood Township, Jersey County; his parents were Lawrence and | 7 | | Marjorie (Harmon) Morrison; he married Joyce Flatt on January | 8 | | 1, 1960, in Macomb; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrison spent his life as a farmer on | 10 | | the Family Centennial Farm where he was born; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrison was active in many | 12 | | organizations throughout his life; he served as a director for | 13 | | MJM Electric Cooperative for over 20 years; he was a member of | 14 | | the state-wide AIEC Electric Cooperative Board of Directors and | 15 | | the Adopt a Family Farm Board of Directors; he was a trustee of | 16 | | the Fieldon First Baptist Church, Richwood Township, and | 17 | | Gunterman Cemetery; he was a Richwood Township Republican | 18 | | Committeeman; he was also a member of the Tri-County Antique | 19 | | Club/Cowboy Church and the Jersey County Farm Bureau; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrison was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; his brother, George Morrison; and his sister, Connie |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrison is survived by his wife, Joyce; | 3 | | his special nephews, Don (Donna) Phillips and David (Lisa) | 4 | | Phillips; his sisters, Janet (Richard) Gilworth, Barbara | 5 | | Scott, Carol (Tom) Vogel, Beverly Phillips, Karen (Pat) | 6 | | Heitzig, and Patty (Bob) Wetzel; his many nieces and nephews; | 7 | | and his foster granddaughter, Jennifer Schultz Dougherty; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 | | his family and friends, the passing of Lawrence "Gary" | 12 | | Morrison; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Lawrence Morrison as an expression | 15 | | of our sympathy.
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