Bill Text: IL SR2278 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gerard Felix Salata of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR2278 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2278-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 Gerard Felix "Gerry" Salata of Waukegan, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on October 7, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gerry Salata graduated from North Chicago High | ||||||
6 | School in 1966; he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1967 and | ||||||
7 | was deployed to Vietnam; his specialty was security, and he | ||||||
8 | earned several medals during his tour; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Gerry Salata worked at Johnson Outboard Motors | ||||||
10 | until being hired as a security guard at St. Therese Hospital | ||||||
11 | in Waukegan; he retired from the hospital after 38 years of | ||||||
12 | service; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Gerry Salata loved his family, many of his | ||||||
14 | colleagues, and his dogs; he appreciated the close friendships | ||||||
15 | he made at the hospital; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Gerry Salata was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
17 | Felix and Julia (Bonk) Salata, and his brothers and | ||||||
18 | sisters-in-law, Felix "Bud" (Irene Hukala) Salata and Thomas | ||||||
19 | "Tommy" (Marie "Lana" Watson) Salata; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Gerry Salata is survived by his sister, Mary Alice |
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1 | (the late Robert) Morrissey; his nieces and nephews, "Vicki" | ||||||
2 | (the late James) Culliton, Dale Salata, Peter (Jeannine) | ||||||
3 | Salata, Michael (Jeanne) Salata, Kathleen (Myles Sobczak) | ||||||
4 | Salata, Maureen Morrissey, Robert (Adelah) Morrissey Jr., and | ||||||
5 | Kristin (Matthew) Graham; and many great-nieces and | ||||||
6 | great-nephews; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
9 | Gerard Felix "Gerry" Salata and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
10 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
11 | it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Gerry Salata as an expression of our | ||||||
14 | deepest sympathy.
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