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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 Jerome F. | ||||||
4 | "JR" McBride, Jr. of Glen Ellyn, who passed away on October 24, | ||||||
5 | 2014; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. graduated from Fenwick High | ||||||
7 | School in Oak Park and Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa; he lived | ||||||
8 | in DuPage County since 1990; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was considered the life of the | ||||||
10 | DuPage County Board; he represented District 4 and had been on | ||||||
11 | the board since 2006; he served on the Legislative Committee as | ||||||
12 | Chairman, the Public Works Committee as Vice Chairman, and the | ||||||
13 | Finance Committee, the Intergovernmental Committee, the | ||||||
14 | Judicial and Public Safety Committee, and the Transportation | ||||||
15 | Committee; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. also worked as an insurance | ||||||
17 | broker with the McBride Insurance Agency since 1990; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was a member of St. Petronille | ||||||
19 | Parish in Glen Ellyn and Immaculate Conception Parish; he was
a | ||||||
20 | volunteer and fundraiser for Misericordia Heart of Mercy in | ||||||
21 | Chicago and a board member of the Metropolitan Family Services |
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1 | of DuPage; in the past, he was a member and committee chair of | ||||||
2 | the Main Street Redevelopment Committee in Forest Park, a | ||||||
3 | member of the Board of Directors for the DuPage Chapter of the | ||||||
4 | American Cancer Society, a member of the Architectural Review | ||||||
5 | Committee in Glen Ellyn, a
member of the Rotary Club of Glen | ||||||
6 | Ellyn, a
member of the Site Committee for Ben Franklin | ||||||
7 | Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, a
board member of the Glenbard | ||||||
8 | West High School Booster Club, a founding member of the Jubilee | ||||||
9 | Board for Outreach Community Ministries in Wheaton, a member of | ||||||
10 | the BR Ryall YMCA in Glen Ellyn, a volunteer for Meals on | ||||||
11 | Wheels in Glen Ellyn, and a volunteer in Glen Ellyn Youth | ||||||
12 | Sports; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. is the adoring and adored | ||||||
14 | husband of Becky (nee Lauritsen); the beloved father of Lauren | ||||||
15 | (Franklin) Lapaz, Molly, Abigail, Sara, and Martin "Marty"; the | ||||||
16 | devoted son of Jerome F. and Ellen (nee Brown) McBride, Sr.; | ||||||
17 | the loving brother of Kara (Paraic) Brophy, William, and Joy | ||||||
18 | (Terence) Gibson; the son-in-law of Carol Lauritsen and the | ||||||
19 | late Bruce Lauritsen; the caring brother-in-law of Ken | ||||||
20 | (Shelley) Lauritsen and AnnMarie (Brian) Burgmeier; the fond | ||||||
21 | uncle of 16; and the dear nephew, cousin, and exceptional | ||||||
22 | friend of many; therefore, be it
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23 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
24 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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1 | we mourn the passing of Jerome F. "JR" McBride, Jr., and extend | ||||||
2 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
3 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Jerome McBride, Jr. as an expression | ||||||
6 | of our deepest sympathy.
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