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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Barbara J. "Barb" Gross of Jacksonville,
4who passed away on August 16, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Barb Gross was born in Jacksonville to Harriet and
6Everet Moss on October 5, 1928; she graduated from Jacksonville
7High School in 1946 and married William L. Gross in 1949;
8later, she studied at Lincoln Land Community College and
9Sangamon State University; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Barb Gross was a dedicated public official and
11served as Morgan County Clerk from 1974 to 2010; she was well
12respected by her peers and served as president of the
13International Association of Clerks, Recorders and Election
14Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT); she was one of Morgan
15County's most popular public officials and was re-elected eight
16times before her retirement in 2010; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Barb Gross was passionate about politics and led
18the Morgan County Democratic Women's Club for many years; she
19ran for state representative and was elected several times as a
20delegate to democratic presidential nominating conventions;
21she served as grand marshal of the Jacksonville St. Patrick's
22Day Parade, and she and her husband were always available to

 

 

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1represent Democrats at parades; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Barb Gross loved her family and especially enjoyed
3being a spectator at her grandchildren's athletic events; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Barb Gross was a member of Central Christian
5Church; she was active in the Jacksonville community and served
6on the boards of the Educational Day Care Center, the American
7Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, and the Jacksonville Library; she
8volunteered for the Morgan County United Way, the Heart Fund,
9and the American Cancer Society; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Barb Gross was preceded in death by her husband of
1161 years, William, and her parents; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Barb Gross is survived by her daughter, Gayle
13(James) Stewart; her sons, David (Barbara) and Tim Gross; her
14grandchildren, Justin and Evan Stewart and Jay, Jeffrey, and
15Joanna Gross; her brother, Warren (Sue) Moss; and her special
16niece, Linda Hall Lewis; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
19Barbara J. "Barb" Gross and extend our sincere condolences to
20her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
21further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Barb Gross as an expression of our
3deepest sympathy.