Bill Text: IL SR0869 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gary Bartels of St. Elmo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-22 - Resolution Adopted [SR0869 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0869-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Gary Lee Bartels of St. Elmo, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on March 17, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels was born to Monroe and Melba | ||||||
| 6 | (Austin) Bartels in Wheaton on September 7, 1957; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Glenda Mellendorf in rural St. Elmo on May 27, 1993; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels owned and operated MBI Construction; | ||||||
| 9 | additionally, he served as president of CCI Redi-Mix and as a | ||||||
| 10 | trustee of the St. Elmo Fire Department; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels was a member of the Church of God in | ||||||
| 12 | St. Elmo; he was also a member of the National Rifle | ||||||
| 13 | Association (NRA), the American Quarter Horse Association | ||||||
| 14 | (AQHA), and the American Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), | ||||||
| 15 | as well as a life member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels loved hunting, riding horses, | ||||||
| 18 | telling jokes, and the month of October; he was a helicopter | ||||||
| 19 | pilot, a fan of the Chicago Cubs, and a jack-of-all-trades; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels was preceded in death by his father; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Gary Bartels is survived by his wife; his mother; | ||||||
| 4 | his sons, Joshua Gary (Kayla) Bartels and Garrett (Grace) | ||||||
| 5 | Bartels; his daughters, Tamela (Justin) Polanin, Heather | ||||||
| 6 | (Josh) Nelson, and Jessica (Nathan) Lotz; his brothers, Monte | ||||||
| 7 | (Shirley) Bartels and James (Patti) Bartels; his sisters, | ||||||
| 8 | Sheryl (Troy) Kyle and Janis (Steve) Holste; 15 grandchildren; | ||||||
| 9 | and 4 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Gary Lee Bartels and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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