Bill Text: IL SR1725 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Leroy Morey of Bunker Hill.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1725 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1725-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 John Leroy Morey of Bunker Hill, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on November 15, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Morey was
born on August 17, 1939 in Alton to | ||||||
| 6 | Leo Edward Morey and Nellie Francis (nee Cleveland) Morey; he | ||||||
| 7 | married Mary
Linda Withrow on June 16, 1963 in Alton; he served | ||||||
| 8 | in the United States Navy; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, John Morey worked for a number of companies | ||||||
| 10 | including Owens Glass and the Olin Corporation; he also spent | ||||||
| 11 | time installing underground telephone cables; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, John Morey was a member of American Legion Post
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| 13 | 578 of Bunker Hill and the Westerner Club; he enjoyed fishing | ||||||
| 14 | playing darts, horseshoes, and being with family
and friends; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, John Morey was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 17 | his sister, Virginia Morey; his brother, William "Bill" Morey; | ||||||
| 18 | his brother-in-law, George Edward Knoche; and his nephew, Ryan | ||||||
| 19 | Edelen Morey; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, John Morey is survived by his wife, Mary; his 2 | ||||||
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| 1 | daughters, Melinda Stauffer and Wanda Lucas; his 3 sons,
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| 2 | Darrell Morey, David (Dawn Gaskill) Morey, and Eric (Shauna | ||||||
| 3 | Burris) Morey; his 8 grandchildren, Cody (Bridget Meszaros) | ||||||
| 4 | Stauffer, Casey Stauffer, Whitney (Richard) Wiley, Amanda | ||||||
| 5 | Jaynes,
Brandi (Craig) Womack, Caitlin Morey, Chelsea Morey, | ||||||
| 6 | and Ryan Morey; his 4 great-grandchildren; his sister, Marian | ||||||
| 7 | Francis Knoche;
his sister-in-law, Joan Morey; his special | ||||||
| 8 | nephew, Ken Choat; his 2 nephews, Jeff (Terri) Morey and Ron | ||||||
| 9 | Knoche; his niece, Tracie (Mike Seets) Morey; and his special
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| 10 | friend, Joe Lucas; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | John Leroy Morey, 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 | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of John Morey as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | deepest sympathy.
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