Bill Text: IL SR2313 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George E. McGreer of Illinois City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2313 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2313-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 George E. McGreer of Illinois City, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 11, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, George McGreer was born on July 5, 1929 on the | ||||||
6 | family farm near Illinois City; his parents were Harry and Emma | ||||||
7 | Moser McGreer; he married Marian Linde on July 5, 1953 at the | ||||||
8 | Messiah Lutheran Church in Aledo; and
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9 | WHEREAS, George McGreer served in the United States Army | ||||||
10 | 1st Infantry Division in Nuremberg, Germany from 1951 to 1953; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, George McGreer graduated from Reynolds High | ||||||
13 | School and from Muscatine Community College in 1949; and
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14 | WHEREAS, George McGreer was a farmer, raising livestock and | ||||||
15 | crops; he enjoyed running farm equipment and continued to farm | ||||||
16 | into his 80s; he also built two houses and repaired many farm | ||||||
17 | buildings; and
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18 | WHEREAS, George McGreer was a lifelong member of the Pine | ||||||
19 | Bluff and Illinois City United Methodist Church; and
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1 | WHEREAS, George McGreer enjoyed his grandchildren and | ||||||
2 | followed their activities; he also enjoyed following the sports | ||||||
3 | and activities of his sons; and
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4 | WHEREAS, George McGreer was preceded in death by his | ||||||
5 | parents; a brother; and a great-granddaughter; and
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6 | WHEREAS, George McGreer is survived by his wife of 63 | ||||||
7 | years, Marian McGreer; his sons, Bret (Paulette) McGreer, Brian | ||||||
8 | (Tammy) McGreer, and Barry (Donna) McGreer; his grandchildren, | ||||||
9 | Lindsey (Luke), Tricia (Zach), Afton (Ben), Kelsey, Melissa | ||||||
10 | (Ryan), Samantha (Hunter), Brianna, Connor, and Joscelyn; | ||||||
11 | eight great-grandchildren; and his sister, Evelyn Dorothy | ||||||
12 | (Ward); therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
15 | family and friends, mourn the passing of George E. McGreer; and | ||||||
16 | be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of George McGreer as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our sympathy.
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