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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 Mel Gass of Creve Coeur, who passed away |
4 | | on January 17, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass was born in Peoria to Henry and Bettie |
6 | | (Snoke) Gass on October 3, 1957; he served in the United States |
7 | | Army and married Donna (Tonjes) Getz in Groveland on February |
8 | | 29, 2004; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass worked as a Steamfitter at TSI in |
10 | | Mossville since 1996, retiring in 2015; he was a member of |
11 | | Steamfitters Local 353 in Peoria; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Uncle Mel", Mel Gass had |
13 | | a generous heart and a big sense of humor; he enjoyed fishing, |
14 | | hunting, and spending time with his family and friends, sharing |
15 | | stories; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass was preceded in death by his father and |
17 | | his brother, John Gass; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Mel Gass is survived by his wife, Donna; his son, |
19 | | Joshua Gass; his mother and stepfather, Bettie and Everett |
20 | | Copeland; his sisters, Debbie (Pat) Murphy, Joni (Scott) |