Bill Text: IL SR1643 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Russ Gremel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR1643 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1643-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 Russ Gremel, who passed away on April 22, | ||||||
4 | 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Russ Gremel was born in Chicago on September 5, | ||||||
6 | 1918; he was a longtime resident of the Jefferson Park | ||||||
7 | neighborhood of Chicago; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Russ Gremel worked as an attorney and was always | ||||||
9 | very active in his community; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Russ Gremel was a leader for Boy Scout Troop 979, | ||||||
11 | sponsored by the Congregational Church of Jefferson Park; under | ||||||
12 | his direction, over 150 Boy Scouts achieved the rank of Eagle | ||||||
13 | Scout; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In 2017, the Illinois Audubon Society named a new | ||||||
15 | wildlife sanctuary in Lee County in honor of Russ Gremel; the | ||||||
16 | society established the sanctuary in part through a $2.1 | ||||||
17 | million donation of Walgreen's stock that Russ had purchased | ||||||
18 | over 60 years ago for approximately $1,000; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Russ Gremel enjoyed baseball; he always pushed | ||||||
20 | those around him to be the best that they could be; therefore, |
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1 | be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
4 | Russ Gremel, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
5 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Russ Gremel as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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