Bill Text: IL SR1803 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gerald C. Bloomberg of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR1803 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1803-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 Gerald C. Bloomberg of Rock Island, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on April 10, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gerald Bloomberg was born in Galesburg to Clarence | ||||||
6 | A. and Jeanette E. Wongstrom Bloomberg on February 15, 1923; he | ||||||
7 | served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II and | ||||||
8 | married Edythe N. Petersen on October 21, 1950; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Gerald Bloomberg worked in the service department | ||||||
10 | at Deere and Co. for many years, retiring in 1982; he was also | ||||||
11 | employed by Augustana College for a time; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Gerald Bloomberg was a member of Trinity Lutheran | ||||||
13 | Church in Moline; the Doric Lodge AF & AM in Moline; the | ||||||
14 | Scottish Rite & Coordinate Bodies, Valley of Moline; the | ||||||
15 | Independent Order of the Vikings in Moline; and American Legion | ||||||
16 | Post 246; he was a former member of the Kaaba Shrine in | ||||||
17 | Davenport, Iowa; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Gerald Bloomberg was preceded in death by his | ||||||
19 | wife, Edythe; his parents; his sister, Janis Briggs; his | ||||||
20 | brother, Wayne in infancy; and his nephews, Steven and Thomas | ||||||
21 | Briggs; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Gerald Bloomberg is survived by his children, | ||||||
2 | Lynne E. (Larry) Anderson and Terry L. Brown; his | ||||||
3 | grandchildren, Kelley (Maurice) Arnold, Todd Brown, and Jenny | ||||||
4 | Brown; and his great-grandchildren, Allyna, Landry, and Logan | ||||||
5 | Arnold and Aiden, Mac Kinsy, and Karsen Brown; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Gerald C. Bloomberg, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Gerald Bloomberg as an expression of | ||||||
13 | our deepest sympathy.
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