Bill Text: IL SR1224 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jerry Harkins Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1224 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1224-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 Jerry Harkins Jr. of Rock Island, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 12, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jerry Harkins was born to Jerry Harkins Sr. and | ||||||
| 6 | Maurine Bredimus Harkins in Des Moines, Iowa on April 5, 1929; | ||||||
| 7 | he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received | ||||||
| 8 | his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate degree from Kansas | ||||||
| 9 | City University; Jerry married Rita Warren on July 29, 1974 in | ||||||
| 10 | Rock Island; he was previously married to Dolores Kenning; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Jerry Harkins worked in the fields of banking, | ||||||
| 12 | finance, and political consulting; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Jerry Harkins was was a member of the St. Patrick | ||||||
| 14 | Society of the Quad Cities; he enjoyed playing golf and spent a | ||||||
| 15 | lot of time doing so; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Jerry Harkins was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 17 | parents; his brother, Tom Harkins; and his grandson, Rev. Evan | ||||||
| 18 | Harkins; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Jerry Harkins is survived by his wife, Rita; his | ||||||
| 20 | children, Joe (Connie) Harkins, Pat (Allyson) Harkins, Luke | ||||||
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| 1 | Harkins, Mary (Don) Quinn, Katy (Mike) Urbik, Frank Harkins, | ||||||
| 2 | Mike (Sonya) Harkins, Danny (Sandi) Harkins, Molly Harkins, and | ||||||
| 3 | Jameson Harkins; his 34 grandchildren; his 17 | ||||||
| 4 | great-grandchildren; his sister, Kay Gangel; and his | ||||||
| 5 | sister-in-law, Maria Harkins; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 8 | Jerry Harkins Jr. 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
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| 12 | presented to the family of Jerry Harkins as an expression of
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| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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