Bill Text: IL SR1831 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gary G. Newman of Moline.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR1831 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1831-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 Gary G. Newman of Moline, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on April 26, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gary Newman was born in Cambridge to Wilbur G. and | ||||||
| 6 | Beverly J. (Brown) Newman on August 4, 1948; he married Linda | ||||||
| 7 | Fittro at Memorial Heights Church in Rock Island on December | ||||||
| 8 | 28, 1968 and served in the United States Army from 1968 to | ||||||
| 9 | 1971; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Gary Newman retired from the United States Postal | ||||||
| 11 | Service in 2009, following 38 years of service; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Gary Newman was a perfectionist who greatly | ||||||
| 13 | enjoyed organizing and labeling all of his belongings; he spent | ||||||
| 14 | lots of time "tinkering", whether it be in his office at home | ||||||
| 15 | or on a car in the garage; he was an avid NASCAR and Minnesota | ||||||
| 16 | Vikings fan and compiled a large memorabilia collection for the | ||||||
| 17 | two; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Gary Newman was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 19 | and his two brothers-in-law; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Gary Newman is survived by his wife, Linda; his | ||||||
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| 1 | daughter, Melanie (Tuan) Dang; his son, Daniel (Brianne) | ||||||
| 2 | Newman; his grandchildren, Brittany Guthrie, Ragan Bax, and | ||||||
| 3 | Tyler, Jacalyn, Leigha, and Riley Newman; his | ||||||
| 4 | great-grandchildren, Jaida and Karlie Guthrie and one on the | ||||||
| 5 | way; his brother-in-law, Kenneth Fittro; his sisters-in-law, | ||||||
| 6 | Millie Mills and Susan (John) Steves; and several nieces, | ||||||
| 7 | nephews, and other loving family members and friends; | ||||||
| 8 | therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Gary G. Newman, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Gary Newman as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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