Bill Text: IL SR1306 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Thomas L. "Tom" Tracy of Kirkwood, Missouri, formerly of Mt. Sterling.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-21 - Resolution Adopted [SR1306 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1306-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Thomas L. "Tom" Tracy of Kirkwood, | ||||||
| 4 | Missouri, formerly of Mt. Sterling, who passed away on | ||||||
| 5 | November 14, 2024; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Tom Tracy was born to Robert "RT" and Dorothy | ||||||
| 7 | Tracy on August 27, 1952; he attended St. Mary's Academy and | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Brown County High School; he earned his | ||||||
| 9 | bachelor's degree in accounting from Arizona State University | ||||||
| 10 | in 1974; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Tom Tracy worked as an accountant after college | ||||||
| 12 | before joining his family's company, Dot Foods; for nearly 40 | ||||||
| 13 | years, he contributed to the success of the family business in | ||||||
| 14 | various roles, including as a member of the board of directors | ||||||
| 15 | for 25 years; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Tom Tracy was a family man and enjoyed his time | ||||||
| 17 | with his loved ones on the water at Lake of the Ozarks and in | ||||||
| 18 | recent years at RT's Cove; he loved baseball, especially | ||||||
| 19 | cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals; his other passion was | ||||||
| 20 | flying airplanes, and he found great joy in taking his friends | ||||||
| 21 | and family up in the skies with him; he passed his love for | ||||||
| 22 | flying onto his son, Alex, who is also a pilot; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Tom Tracy was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Tom Tracy is survived by his wife of nearly 35 | ||||||
| 4 | years, Catherine M. "Kiddo" Tracy; his children, Alex, | ||||||
| 5 | Micaela, and Clare; his future son-in-law, Daniel Kaufer; his | ||||||
| 6 | grandchildren, Sawyer, Reagan, and Amelia; and his siblings, | ||||||
| 7 | Donald (Wanda) Tracy, Patrick (Jane) Tracy, Anne (Ray) | ||||||
| 8 | Capestrain, James (Jil) Tracy, Jean (Mike) Buckley, John | ||||||
| 9 | (Linda) Tracy, Mary (Jay) Sullivan, Susan (Scott) Stamerjohn, | ||||||
| 10 | Jane (Fred) Schmidt, Joseph (Jill) Tracy, and Richard (Adina) | ||||||
| 11 | Tracy; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Thomas L. "Tom" Tracy and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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