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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn of the death of Ronald G.
 4    Peffer of Aurora on Sunday, May 4, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Peffer was born on  December  12,  1917,  in
 6    West  Frankfort to James and Elizabeth Peffer; he married Pat
 7    Peffer; and

 8        WHEREAS, Mr. Peffer was a member of Holy  Angels  Church;
 9    he  worked  as  a layout specialist for more than 20 years at
10    Caterpillar, Inc. and retired in 1982; and

11        WHEREAS, Mr. Peffer valiantly served his country  in  the
12    U.S. Army during World War II from April 1941 until September
13    1943; he served as a communications messenger and was awarded
14    the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Medal; and

15        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Peffer  was a member of Aurora Moose Lodge
16    400; he enjoyed golfing and his dog, Sammie; and

17        WHEREAS, The passing of Ronald G. Peffer has been  deeply
18    felt  by many, especially his wife, Pat Peffer; his children,
19    Patricia  (Jerry)  Sims,  Mike  (Peggy)  Peffer,  and  Ronald
20    Peffer; his  grandchildren,  Mark  Olson,  Marcie  Sims,  Tim
21    Peffer,  and  Kara  Peffer; his great-grandchildren, Mark and
22    Alyssa Olson; and his sister, Rosellen Siebert; therefore, be
23    it

24        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
25    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
26    of Ronald G. Peffer of Aurora and we extend to  his  friends,
27    family,  and all who knew and loved him our deepest sympathy;
28    and be it further

29        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
30    presented  to the family of Ronald G. Peffer as an expression

 
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 1    of our sincere condolences.