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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of John Thomas "Jack" Petry, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on August 19, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Petry was born on June 8, 1925; his parents | ||||||
| 6 | were Charles A. Petry and Josephine Tyrrell Petry; he married | ||||||
| 7 | his loving wife, JoAnne, in 1951; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, John Petry was an Eagle Scout and was known for | ||||||
| 9 | his paper route; he attended Holy Cross School and Champaign | ||||||
| 10 | High School, where he participated in football, wrestling, and | ||||||
| 11 | golf; he finished in 3rd place in the State wrestling | ||||||
| 12 | tournament, which earned him a spot in the Champaign High | ||||||
| 13 | School Sports Hall of Fame; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, John Petry volunteered for the Naval Air Corps out | ||||||
| 15 | of high school and trained as a fighter pilot, completing his | ||||||
| 16 | training just as World War II was ending; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, John Petry graduated from the University of | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois with a degree in architectural engineering; he | ||||||
| 19 | continued wrestling in the Navy and in college, obtaining a top | ||||||
| 20 | finish in the NCAA tournament; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Petry joined C.A. Petry and Sons and worked | ||||||
| 2 | as a general contractor until his retirement in 1990; during | ||||||
| 3 | this time, he joined the Central Illinois Chapter of the | ||||||
| 4 | Associated General Contractors and served as the | ||||||
| 5 | organization's president in 1969; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, John Petry was one of the original parishioners of | ||||||
| 7 | St. Matthew Catholic Parish and built both the church and the | ||||||
| 8 | original part of the grade school; his firm also constructed | ||||||
| 9 | numerous buildings, such as Centennial High School and the main | ||||||
| 10 | parts of Parkland College; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, John Petry was a member of the Champaign Country | ||||||
| 12 | Club, where he once served as president; he and his wife were | ||||||
| 13 | loyal volunteers at Catholic Worker House (Daily Bread) for | ||||||
| 14 | many years; he also served on the Board of Eastern Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | Foodbank; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, John Petry enjoyed telling stories, sports, | ||||||
| 17 | especially Illini basketball or football, attending his | ||||||
| 18 | children's sporting events, and taking winter ski trips and | ||||||
| 19 | summer camping trips with his wife and children; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, John Petry was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 21 | JoAnne, and a son, David; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Petry is survived by 2 daughters, Teresa | ||||||
| 2 | (Patrick) Dorsey and Mary Petry; 5 sons, Tom (Margaret) Petry, | ||||||
| 3 | Robert (Elizabeth) Petry, Tim Petry, Peter (Rosy) Petry, and | ||||||
| 4 | Joe (Ann) Petry; 2 sisters, Mary (Ted) Purvin and Patricia | ||||||
| 5 | (James) Kramer; a sister-in-law, Patty (Paul) Petry; and a | ||||||
| 6 | brother, Richard (Lynn) Petry; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 9 | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Thomas "Jack" | ||||||
| 10 | Petry; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of John Petry as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | sympathy.
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