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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Donald L. Greer of Bethalto
4 on Sunday, May 7, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on July 6, 1931, in Carbondale to
6 Louie and Jennie (Ragle) Greer; he married the former Jean
7 Brinkman on July 27, 1950, in Gillespie; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He worked for Owens-Illinois Glass Company for 34
9 years, retiring in 1984, and then worked at Sears for 10 years;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, Mr. Greer enjoyed woodcarving and Cardinals
12 baseball and was a member of the Belleville Area Hoszchnitzers
13 Woodcarvers Association; his passions were his grandchildren,
14 great-grandchildren, and family; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by
16 his sisters, Evalyn Smith, Juanita Groves, and Agnes Cooney;
17 and his brother, Louie Raymond Greer; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The passing of Donald L. Greer has been deeply
19 felt by many, especially his wife, Jean; his son, Donald E.
20 Greer; his daughter and her husband, Joni and Dr. Fred Dressen;
21 his grandchildren and their spouses, Jennifer Greer, Trisha
22 (Greer) and Thomas Verstappen, Laura (Dressen) and Charles
23 Hall, Gregory and Uma Dressen, Paul Dressen and his fiancee,
24 Karla Espinoza, and Jill Dressen; his great-grandchildren,
25 Amber, Katy, and Eden Hall, and Ava and Zoe Verstappen; and his
26 sister and brother-in-law, Audre and Warner Coffman;
27 therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1 Donald L. Greer, and we extend our sincere condolences to his
2 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
3 further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
6 sympathy.