Bill Text: IL SR1130 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joe Wayne Gragg Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1130 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1130-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 Joe "Wayne" Gragg Jr. of Springfield, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 11, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg was born to Joe Wayne Gragg Sr. and | ||||||
| 6 | Susan Cleora Hogan in Springfield on June 23, 1968; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Southeast High School in 1986 and proudly served | ||||||
| 8 | his country in the U.S. Army for eight years; he married Tomoko | ||||||
| 9 | Davis in 1991 and later married Jacqueline Sims in 2000; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg worked for many years in the field of | ||||||
| 11 | fiber optics and then with the U.S. Postal Service until his | ||||||
| 12 | retirement on March 24, 2019; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg was a member of the American Legion | ||||||
| 14 | Post 809; he was an avid studier and teacher of Hebrew biblical | ||||||
| 15 | studies; he enjoyed fishing and a good laugh and was a very | ||||||
| 16 | charismatic person who left a lasting impression on those he | ||||||
| 17 | met; he had a repository of information and could always hold | ||||||
| 18 | meaningful and thought-provoking conversations; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg was preceded in death by his mother, | ||||||
| 20 | Susan Lewis; his paternal grandparents, Wordia and Bernice | ||||||
| 21 | Gragg; his maternal grandfather, Harlan Hogan; his maternal | ||||||
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| 1 | grandparents, Robert and Rosemary Moore; his brother, Shawn | ||||||
| 2 | Gragg; and his brother-in-law, Timothy Sims; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Wayne Gragg is survived by his wife of 20 years, | ||||||
| 4 | Jacqueline Gragg; his children, Taylor (Miles) Ray, Devan | ||||||
| 5 | Gragg, Gershom Gragg, and Keziah Gragg; his father, Joe Wayne | ||||||
| 6 | (Diann) Gragg Sr.; his step-father, Eugene Lewis; his siblings, | ||||||
| 7 | Michael Gragg, Colin Gragg, and Jenna Hickman; his | ||||||
| 8 | sisters-in-law, Chantelle Gragg and Ashley Sims; his | ||||||
| 9 | brothers-in-law, Craig, John, and Herman Sims; and his aunts, | ||||||
| 10 | uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 13 | Joe "Wayne" Gragg Jr. and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 17 | presented to the family of Wayne Gragg as an expression of
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| 18 | deepest sympathy.
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