Bill Text: IL SR1067 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gregg John Davis of Naperville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-12-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR1067 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR1067-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 Gregg John Davis of Naperville, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 8, 2010; and
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5 | WHEREAS, He was born to Ruth and John Davis in October of | ||||||
6 | 1937, in Scotia, Nebraska; he grew up in Strawberry Point, | ||||||
7 | Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where he | ||||||
8 | met his wife of 50 years, Nancy (nee Humbert); they were | ||||||
9 | married in July of 1960; and
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10 | WHEREAS, He began his 43 year career in the property | ||||||
11 | casualty insurance business at a small mutual insurance company | ||||||
12 | in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a claims adjuster; he progressed | ||||||
13 | through a number of claim management positions with several | ||||||
14 | companies before becoming employed by the Illinois Department | ||||||
15 | of Insurance as a claim auditor in 1972, progressing to the | ||||||
16 | position of Assistant Deputy Director; he moved to Naperville | ||||||
17 | in 1984 to join Virginia Surety Insurance Company until his | ||||||
18 | retirement in 2002 as an executive vice-president; and
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19 | WHEREAS, He was known by all as a kind, gentle, and | ||||||
20 | generous man of integrity, always ready with some | ||||||
21 | encouragement, a word of wisdom or just a listening ear; in his | ||||||
22 | later years he developed an interest in good wine and a passion |
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1 | for gourmet cooking to the delight of his family and friends; | ||||||
2 | and
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3 | WHEREAS, After his retirement he became a volunteer at the | ||||||
4 | Calvary Church Food Pantry/Clothes Closet ministry in downtown | ||||||
5 | Naperville; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Gregg Davis is survived by his wife, Nancy; their | ||||||
7 | three daughters, Chrystal Gray, Sheryl (Michael) Stille, and | ||||||
8 | Rachel Bobak; his 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; | ||||||
9 | his mother, Ruth Davis; his sisters, Sonya (the late Robert) | ||||||
10 | Davis and Anita (Robert Fontenelle) McDonald; and a large | ||||||
11 | gentle dog named Monet; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
14 | his family and friends, the passing of Gregg John Davis; and be | ||||||
15 | it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Gregg John Davis as a symbol of our | ||||||
18 | sincere sympathy.
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