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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Gene A. "G.A." White of Marion, who
4 passed away on December 9, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Gene White, the son of Vernell and Imogene
6 (Henson) White, was born on September 8, 1942, in Marion; he
7 was united in marriage to Janet Beasley on July 27, 1963, at
8 Springhill Baptist Church near Creal Springs, in Williamson
9 County, and together they shared over 44 years of marriage; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He was owner and operator of G. A. White & Son
11 Excavating of Marion; he had a love for his work and found
12 satisfaction in seeing a plan come together; most recently he
13 was involved in commercial land development and was a partner
14 with Lynn Holmes and Doug Bradley, in the development of "The
15 Hill" property located at the intersection of Route 13 and
16 Interstate 57; G. A. was a Harley-Davidson enthusiast and
17 former owner of White's Harley Davidson of Marion; and
 
18     WHEREAS, He enjoyed fishing on Sunset Lake and making trips
19 to Florida to fish with friends; he was a grain farmer and
20 enjoyed watching the progress of the crops; he loved his farm,
21 always enjoying the times he would spend outdoors; he was a
22 member of Second Baptist Church of Marion and the International

 

 

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1 Union of Operating Engineers Local 318 of Marion; and
 
2     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Vernell
3 White; his two uncles, Loren and Lawrence Henson, and aunt,
4 Mary White; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The many memories of G. A. White will be cherished
6 by all who knew and loved him; he is survived by his mother,
7 Imogene White; his wife, Janet White; his daughter and
8 son-in-law, Miki and Chad Stewart; his son and daughter-in-law,
9 Brandon and Aleah White; his two granddaughters, Marah Alyssa
10 Stewart and Mariah Lynn White; his two grandsons, Caleb Eric
11 Stewart and Ethan Scott White; his two sisters and
12 brothers-in-law, Brenda and Jack Godfrey and Judy and Norman
13 Darnell; his three uncles, Claude White and his wife, Freida,
14 Frank White, and Frank Henson; his cousins, David White and his
15 wife, Diane, Gary White and his wife, Beth, Janice Mestas and
16 her husband, Teo, Jane Stone and her husband, Doug, Jerry
17 White, Gail White and his wife, Linda, Bud Henson, and his
18 wife, Jan, Ron Henson, and Delores Gleckler and her husband,
19 David; his brother-in-law, Dale Beasley and his wife, Connie;
20 his sister-in-law, Nancy Stroud; his two nephews, Jeff Beasley
21 and his wife, Angela, and Dr. Brett Beasley and his wife,
22 Phoebe; his two nieces, Carie Furlow and Stacia McElhannon and
23 her husband, Steve; his special family members, Judy and Larry
24 Davis, Jenny and Jerod Bergeman, and Jon and Melissa Davis,

 

 

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1 other extended family and many friends; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 his family and friends, the passing of Gene "G.A." White; and
5 be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Gene "G.A." White as a symbol of our
8 sincere sympathy.