Bill Text: IL SR1261 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Gary Anthony Knight.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1261 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1261-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 Anthony Knight of Springfield, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 24, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gary Knight was born on December 27, 1941; he grew | ||||||
| 6 | up in the oil fields of Brownstown with his parents, Herman and | ||||||
| 7 | Ruth (Bullard) Knight, and his siblings, Vic and Linda; he | ||||||
| 8 | served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1961 to 1963, where he | ||||||
| 9 | witnessed the Berlin Wall being built; he graduated from | ||||||
| 10 | Lincoln Christian College; he earned his master's degree from | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois State University; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Gary Knight ministered in two parishes before | ||||||
| 13 | choosing to serve the State of Illinois as an Illinois State | ||||||
| 14 | Police officer from 1969 to 1993; he worked as a trooper and as | ||||||
| 15 | executive security for then-Governor Dan Walker; while earning | ||||||
| 16 | his master's degree, he joined the Division of Forensic | ||||||
| 17 | Services as a crime scene investigator; he solved many murders | ||||||
| 18 | and criminal cases before retiring as the assistant bureau | ||||||
| 19 | chief of Crime Scene; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Gary Knight was deeply devoted to his faith; he | ||||||
| 21 | was known as a consummate jokester who brought levity to almost | ||||||
| 22 | any situation, while being serious about friends, family, and | ||||||
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| 1 | faith; he will be remembered as a father, friend, and husband | ||||||
| 2 | who filled his loved ones' hearts with joyful memories; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Gary Knight was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 4 | and his brother, Vic (Sue) Knight; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gary Knight is survived by his wife of 45 years, | ||||||
| 6 | Marcia (Petersen) Knight; his sons, Christopher (Will) and | ||||||
| 7 | Joshua (Desire); his daughters, Kimberly (Mike Humphrey) and | ||||||
| 8 | Kimberlee; his great-nephews, John Blocks and Lee Blocks; his | ||||||
| 9 | grandchildren, Seth Knight, Chloee Knight, Taylor Humphrey, | ||||||
| 10 | Gillian Humphrey, Winston Knight, and Haddon Knight; and his | ||||||
| 11 | sister, Linda (Ronald) Thomas; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Gary Anthony Knight and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Gary Knight as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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