Bill Text: IL SR0335 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Roger Douglas Grace of Urbana.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0335 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0335-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Roger Douglas Grace of Urbana, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on April 3, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace was born in Champaign to Lyle and | ||||||
6 | Betty (Shade) Grace on March 20, 1947; he graduated with a | ||||||
7 | Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics in 1969 and | ||||||
8 | married Janis "Jan" Meister in Springfield on September 4, | ||||||
9 | 1982; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace began working for the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Department of Agriculture in the Division of Markets; he worked | ||||||
12 | for the Illinois Energy Office during the oil embargo and fuel | ||||||
13 | shortage of 1973-1974; he then began working as a legislative | ||||||
14 | aide to Congressman Ed Madigan and moved to Washington, D.C.; | ||||||
15 | he became a staff member on the U.S. House of Representatives | ||||||
16 | Committee on Agriculture; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace joined the family's farming business | ||||||
18 | as the fifth generation of his family to continuously work the | ||||||
19 | land, which is now in the hands of his son, Stephen; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace served on the board of Illini FS and | ||||||
21 | as a trustee on the board of the Country Mutual Funds Trust; he |
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1 | was past director and legislative co-chair of the Champaign | ||||||
2 | County Farm Bureau and was a member of the Illinois Corn | ||||||
3 | Growers Association and the Illinois Soybean Association (Land | ||||||
4 | of Lincoln Soybean Association); he was also a member of the | ||||||
5 | Alpha Gamma Rho chapter at Southern Illinois University and | ||||||
6 | served on the leadership board of Twin City Bible Church; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace was named a News Gazette Farm Leader | ||||||
8 | in 2000; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace taught his family how to cast a reel, | ||||||
10 | the best places to view an eclipse, where to find the best | ||||||
11 | local restaurants in any city or country, the importance of | ||||||
12 | studying cultural history, and how to grow the best sweet corn; | ||||||
13 | he also held the secret to finding artifacts on the farm; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
15 | and his brother, Gary; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Roger Grace is survived by his wife, Jan; his | ||||||
17 | daughters, Erin (Jason) Watson and Katherine (Manuel) Chavez; | ||||||
18 | his son, Stephen; his grandchildren, Carolina Grace Chavez, | ||||||
19 | Greyson Roger Watson, and one on the way; his sister, Barbara | ||||||
20 | (David) Wilson; his brother, David; and his nephews, Tim Grace, | ||||||
21 | Andy Grace, and Eric Wilson; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Roger Douglas Grace and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Roger Grace as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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