Bill Text: IL SR0557 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William "Bill" Jereb of Grayslake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0557 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0557-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 William "Bill" Jereb of Grayslake, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on December 18, 2011; and
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5 | WHEREAS, He was born April 15, 1925 in North Chicago to | ||||||
6 | Mary and John Jereb; and
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7 | WHEREAS, He was a World War II veteran, serving with the | ||||||
8 | Fourth Infantry Division Company C 8th Regiment in Europe; his | ||||||
9 | company was part of the D-Day invasion, landing in Normandy on | ||||||
10 | Utah Beach with the first wave; he was awarded the Combat | ||||||
11 | Infantry Badge, 2 Bronze Stars, 3 Purple Hearts, the Bronze | ||||||
12 | Arrowhead, 3 Campaign Stars, the Presidential Unit Citation, | ||||||
13 | the Belgium Forragiere, and the French Medallion with | ||||||
14 | citations, plus others; and
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15 | WHEREAS, He retired from US Steel after 33 years of | ||||||
16 | service; he was a member of St. Mary of the Annunciation | ||||||
17 | Catholic Church, St. Joseph's KSKJ #53, Knights of Columbus | ||||||
18 | #731, Sharvin Post American Legion, the Disabled American | ||||||
19 | Veterans, and the 4th Infantry Division Association; he was a | ||||||
20 | former member of Queen of Peace Church and Mother of God | ||||||
21 | Church; and
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1 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, | ||||||
2 | Mary Ann; his brothers, Richard, Gene, Herman, and George; and | ||||||
3 | his granddaughter, Jennifer Parks; and
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4 | WHEREAS, William Jereb is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
5 | Jeannie (Mark) Parks, Julie (Richard) Romano, and Jeri (Jim) | ||||||
6 | Foster; his grandchildren, Jori and Jamie Parks, Ricky and | ||||||
7 | Jackie Romano, and Seth, Morgan, and Dylan Foster; and his | ||||||
8 | sisters, Phyllis Portis and Terri Trojan; therefore, be it
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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 William Jereb; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of William Jereb as a symbol of our | ||||||
15 | sincere sympathy.
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