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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with shock and sadness of the untimely death of Gary E. |
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| Egbers of Bloomington on Monday, July 19, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Egbers was born on January 29, 1950 in Quincy |
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| to Harold and Mildred Manlove Egbers; he married Jan Van Dyke |
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| on December 22, 1967 in Bloomington; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Egbers was a graduate of Normal Community High |
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| School and a 1972 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University; and
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| WHEREAS, He founded Commercial Packaging Company in Normal |
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| in 1983 out of his home and in 1991 added facilities in |
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| Middleton, Wisconsin; the company was named the Illinois Small |
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| Family Business of the Year in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Egbers was named to the Illinois Wesleyan |
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| University Board of Trustees in 1994 and served as chairman of |
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| the Development Committee for the Board of Trustees; he was |
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| actively involved in many local charities and was instrumental |
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| in the early development of the Beyond the Books Program in |
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| Bloomington-Normal; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and |
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| Bloomington Country Club; he was a pilot and enjoyed golf; he |
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| was devoted to his family and friends and inspired those around |
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| him with his creative enthusiasm; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gary E. Egbers has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife, Jan; his parents, Harold and |
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| Mildred; his daughter, Lori (James) Morris; his sons, Aaron |
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| (Lora) Egbers, Harrison Egbers, and Thomas Egbers; his sister, |
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| Cheri Stellaccio; his brother, Gregg (Laura) Egbers; and his |
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| grandchildren, Austin, Alexandra, Nicholas, Julia, James, and |