Bill Text: IL SR2175 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gordon L. Ellis of Erie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2175 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2175-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 Gordon L. Ellis of Erie, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on August 16, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis was born on February 7, 1930, in | ||||||
| 6 | Goshen, Indiana; his parents were LeRoy and Florence Clark | ||||||
| 7 | Ellis; he married Marjorie Plumley on March 22, 1957 in Erie; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis served his country in the United | ||||||
| 10 | States Navy from 1948 to 1952; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis retired from Consolidated | ||||||
| 12 | Freightways as a truck driver in 1991 after many years of | ||||||
| 13 | service; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis was a train enthusiast and enjoyed | ||||||
| 15 | his model trains in his basement; he was an avid gardener and | ||||||
| 16 | loved taking care of his lawn; he also loved spending time with | ||||||
| 17 | his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and going to the Pink | ||||||
| 18 | Pony for coffee and Russ's Cafe to play cribbage with the guys; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
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| 1 | and his brothers, Stanley, Melvin, Bob, and Don; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Gordon Ellis is survived by his wife, Marjorie; | ||||||
| 3 | his children, Sheryl Pequignot, Florence (Dan) Stevens, | ||||||
| 4 | Carolyn (Steve) Elsik, and Scott (Angela) Ellis; his | ||||||
| 5 | grandchildren, Craig (Sarah) Pequignot, Josh Pequignot, Andrew | ||||||
| 6 | Pequignot, Erin (Coty) Shirk, Ryan (Jennifer) Stevens, Lucas | ||||||
| 7 | Stevens, Alex Stevens, Briana (Aaron) Kapper, Caitlin (Jordan) | ||||||
| 8 | Speigle, Candace (David) Lutton, and Ethan Ellis; and nine | ||||||
| 9 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Gordon L. Ellis; and | ||||||
| 13 | be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Gordon Ellis as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | sympathy.
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