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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of George Leroy Thompson of
4 McHenry on Sunday, March 27, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on April 12, 1934, in Chicago, to Roy
6 J. and Margaret E. (Hoelterhoff) Thompson; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and a
8 delegate for the Illinois Department of Conservation; he was
9 elected to the McHenry County Republican Hall of Fame and was a
10 Republican Committeeman for over 30 years; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The passing of George Leroy Thompson has been
12 deeply felt by many, especially his children, Marie
13 (Christopher) Hockett, Margaret (Michael) Wolf, George F.
14 (Joanne) Thompson, Catherine Thompson, and Jean (David) Davis;
15 his grandchildren, Weston and Jacqueline Stogsdill, Ian and
16 Hilary Wolf, Jessica, Erin, Jacob, and Anna Thompson, and
17 Nicholas and Megan Davis; his step-grandson, Charles Hockett;
18 and his sisters, Patricia Preston and Marcia Thompson; he was
19 preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Thomas,
20 Roy "Buzzie", and James Thompson; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
23 George Leroy Thompson, and we extend our sincere condolences to
24 his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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26     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
28 sympathy.