Bill Text: IL HR0156 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gerald Schneider of Sherman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2025-02-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR0156 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0156-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gerald | ||||||
| 4 | Schneider of Sherman, who passed away on January 5, 2025; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gerald Schneider was born to Rebecca (Kelly) and | ||||||
| 6 | Gerald Schneider in Springfield on December 16, 1977; he | ||||||
| 7 | married Sally "Sarah" Seitz on October 13, 2012; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Gerald Schneider began his career in law | ||||||
| 9 | enforcement at the Tri-City Police Department in December | ||||||
| 10 | 1999; he then worked for the Sherman Police Department in | ||||||
| 11 | January 2008, where he served until December 2014; he | ||||||
| 12 | proceeded to join the Illinois Secretary of State Police in | ||||||
| 13 | January 2015, working for the Capitol Division; he was | ||||||
| 14 | promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2016, a position which | ||||||
| 15 | allowed him to serve and protect his community as an | ||||||
| 16 | invaluable member of the command staff; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Gerald Schneider's exceptional service to the | ||||||
| 18 | community and the State of Illinois earned him several awards | ||||||
| 19 | and recognitions, including a Department Unit Citation and | ||||||
| 20 | Department Commendation for his devoted efforts during his | ||||||
| 21 | career at the Illinois Secretary of State Police; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Gerald Schneider, for his dedicated service, | ||||||
| 2 | earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues and | ||||||
| 3 | members of the community alike; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Gerald Schneider loved horseback riding, taking | ||||||
| 5 | beach trips, and spending quality time with his family; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Gerald Schneider was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 7 | brother, Phil, and his paternal and maternal grandparents; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Gerald Schneider is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 9 | children, Kaylie and Beau; his sisters, Jessica (Cory) Formea | ||||||
| 10 | and Dixie (Jake) Hill; his parents; and his nieces and | ||||||
| 11 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we mourn the passing of Gerald Schneider and extend our | ||||||
| 15 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 16 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Gerald Schneider as an expression | ||||||
| 19 | of our deepest sympathy. | ||||||