Bill Text: IL SR0823 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jerry Paul Fordyce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0823 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0823-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 Jerry Paul Fordyce, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | August 2, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce was born in Southern Indiana to | ||||||
6 | Melvin and Thelma Fordyce on February 28, 1947; he graduated | ||||||
7 | from Greenville College, where he studied education and | ||||||
8 | business; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce taught in Hazel Crest; and then | ||||||
10 | turned his hobby into a career and worked for various landscape | ||||||
11 | companies; he retired from Allied Nursery, Inc.; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; he was | ||||||
13 | a lifelong Indiana University fan; he was completely committed | ||||||
14 | and dedicated to his family; he always demonstrated loyalty to | ||||||
15 | his friends, and he will be dearly missed; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce was preceded in death by his | ||||||
17 | parents; and his sister, Frieda Ford; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jerry Fordyce is survived by his loving wife, Sue | ||||||
19 | (Heilstedt) Fordyce; his children, Lynn (Mike) Watson and Steve | ||||||
20 | Fordyce; his grandchildren, Haley and Bryan Watson, Emma |
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1 | Fordyce, Brennan Hoffman, and Ryan Strunga; his sister, Melody | ||||||
2 | (Michael) Sizemore; and his numerous nieces and nephews; | ||||||
3 | therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
6 | Jerry Paul Fordyce, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
7 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of Jerry Fordyce as an expression of | ||||||
11 | our deepest sympathy.
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