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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Walter Gleason of Pekin, who passed away 
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on April 25, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Walter Gleason was born on August 1, 1925 in 
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Lincoln; his parents were Arthur L. and Lucille M. Watson 
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Gleason; he married Betty M. Garriott on March 20, 1948 in 
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Peoria; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Walter Gleason was a business agent and officer 
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for the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Local 627 in Peoria for 31 
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years before retiring as its secretary/treasurer in October 
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1987; he served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and 
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was a member of William Schaefer American Legion Post 44 in 
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Pekin; he was also a member of Teamsters and Chauffeurs Local 
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627 and its Retiree Club; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Walter Gleason enjoyed fishing, golfing in the 
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Parkview Men's League, and reading; he was a member of the 
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First United Methodist Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Walter Gleason is survived by his wife; his sons, 
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Patrick A. (Mary Jo) Gleason and Keith E. (Terry) Gleason; his 
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grandchildren, Shawn (Niki) Gleason, Matthew (Erica) Gleason, 
 


 






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Blake Gleason, and Nate Thomas, Ryan (Nicole) Gleason, Casey 
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Gleason, and Shannon Gleason; his great-grandson, Isaac 
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Gleason; and his sister, Dorothy C. Shook; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Walter Gleason; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Walter Gleason as an expression of 
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our sympathy.