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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Bernard Gerald "Jerry" Allen Jr.; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Jerry Allen was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and
5graduated from the De La Salle Academy in Kansas City,
6Missouri, where he was a Cadet Colonel as a senior; he then
7attended Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas and was a
8member of the championship football team in 1959; he served in
9the U.S. Navy for four years; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Jerry Allen joined IBM as a salesperson and
11worked there for more than 25 years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Jerry Allen was a lifelong learner and armchair
13archaeologist; he loved to travel and was active in Sun City's
14bocce and other clubs; he was a loving father and friend; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Jerry Allen was preceded in death by his sister,
16Patti Sanders, and his former wife and the mother of his
17children, Nancy Micaletti; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jerry Allen is survived by his children, Bernie
19(Angela) and Laura (Bertram); his grandchildren, Bradley,
20Audrey, Madeleine, Joseph, and Griffin; and his former wife

 

 

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1and friend, Bobbi; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
4Bernard Gerald "Jerry" Allen Jr. and extend our sincere
5condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
6him; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the family of Jerry Allen as an expression of our
9deepest sympathy.