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92_SR0462
LRB9217154RHrh
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincerest condolences to the family and friends
4 of Leroy Winstead, who passed away on June 8, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Leroy Winstead was born on September 7, 1928 in
6 Bellwood, Pennsylvania to the late Samuel and Ethel Winstead;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, During his tour of duty with the United States
9 Army, Mr. Winstead was stationed at Kitzingen, Germany, where
10 he met his beloved wife, Marianne, whom he married on October
11 17, 1953; in 1954 they moved and settled at Fort Dix, New
12 Jersey, continuing to travel to Europe many times with the
13 Army; he came to Zion, Illinois in 1969 after retiring at
14 Fort Sheridan following 20 years of service; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Winstead began working for the Lake County
16 Sheriff's Department in 1968 as a Correctional Officer; he
17 was promoted to the position of Warden of the Jail and
18 retired as a Lieutenant in 1991; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Winstead was Past Commander of American
20 Legion Post #281, Waukegan, where he also served as Chef-D
21 Gare of the Forty and Eight; he was also Past President of
22 the Kiwanis Club of Zion and was a member of the Fraternal
23 Order of Police Lodge #66; and
24 WHEREAS, The passing of Leroy Winstead will be deeply
25 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
26 Marianne; his sister, Helen Flagg; his sisters-in-law, Dora
27 Rieder, Irmgard Trutlein, Egon Lang, and Margot (husband,
28 Jerry) Lee; his brother-in-law, Renate (wife, Leslie) Remay;
29 and his best friends, Frank Dunn and family and William
30 Patterson; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2 all who knew him, the death of Leroy Winstead of Zion,
3 Illinois; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Leroy Winstead with our sincere
6 condolences.