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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 Leon Edward Seay of Gurnee, who passed |
| 4 | | away on May 15, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leon Seay was born in Hurst-Busch to Edgar and |
| 6 | | Bessie (Myers) Seay on December 12, 1936; after high school, he |
| 7 | | served in the United States Coast Guard; he later served in the |
| 8 | | Coast Guard Reserves and finally in the Coast Guard Auxiliary; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leon Seay worked for the North Shore Gas Company |
| 11 | | for over 35 years; in 1969, he established the Gas Appliance |
| 12 | | Service Company, which he operated until 1996; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Leon Seay was a member of the Waukegan Jaycees, |
| 14 | | the Gurnee American Legion Post 771, and the Lake County |
| 15 | | Recovery Divers Association; he participated in both the |
| 16 | | Waukegan and Gurnee Citizen's Police Academies; he was a Free |
| 17 | | Mason, Anchor and Ark Lodge in Waukegan for the past 47 years; |
| 18 | | he enjoyed fishing on Lake Michigan and constantly tended to |
| 19 | | the birds and his garden; he loved his family and nature and |
| 20 | | had a strong faith; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Leon Seay was preceded in death by his father, |
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| 1 | | Edgar Seay; his mother, Bessie Billot and her husband, Frank; |
| 2 | | his brother, Master Sergeant Bobby D. Seay; and his |
| 3 | | grandchildren, Ashley Seay and Derek Anderson; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Leon Seay is survived by his children, Victoria |
| 5 | | (Robert) Elbrecht, Leon R. Seay and his partner, Roberta |
| 6 | | Rutter, Carol Rommel, Shari (Peter Markiewicz) Seay, and |
| 7 | | Michael (Shannon) Seay; his wife, Millie, and her children, |
| 8 | | Rose, Susan, Ricky, and Cindy; his grandchildren, Brooke, Mark, |
| 9 | | Dana, Shannon, Bobby, Andrea, Shelby, Erich, Cheyenne, Sofia, |
| 10 | | Michael, Danny, Melissa, and Nicole; and his |
| 11 | | great-grandchildren, Braiden, Scarlet, Gregory, Brilee, and |
| 12 | | Sloane; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Leon Edward Seay and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Leon Seay as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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