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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Paul E. | ||||||
| 4 | Gardner of Bartonville, who passed away on April 21, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born on September 11, 1928, in Peoria to | ||||||
| 6 | Charles "Al" and Anna M. (Ketch) Gardner; he married Nancy Paul | ||||||
| 7 | on December 21, 1979, in Eureka; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, He served in the United States Navy at the end of | ||||||
| 9 | World War II; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He was a 42-year journeyman electrician that | ||||||
| 11 | worked out of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | ||||||
| 12 | Local 34; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in | ||||||
| 14 | Bartonville; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, He enjoyed the water and was a boater for over 20 | ||||||
| 16 | years; he enjoyed photography, flower gardening, and his | ||||||
| 17 | grandchildren; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his 4 | ||||||
| 19 | brothers; and his sister; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Paul Gardner is survived by his wife, Nancy; his | ||||||
| 2 | sons, Thomas (Elizabeth) Gardner, Gerald Gardner, Daniel | ||||||
| 3 | (Silvana) Gardner, and Benjamin (Tami) Gardner; his daughters, | ||||||
| 4 | Christine (Steven) Simpson and Elizabeth Gardner; his stepson, | ||||||
| 5 | Steven Paul; his stepdaughters, Sherry (Rex) Mustain and Sandra | ||||||
| 6 | (John) Post; his sisters, Sister Lucille Gardner, Mildred | ||||||
| 7 | Bannister, and Frances (Marvin) Ioeger; his 18 grandchildren; | ||||||
| 8 | and his 8 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Paul Gardner; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Paul Gardner as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 15 | sincere sympathy.
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