SR0766 LRB096 21940 KXB 40038 r

1
SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Philip D. Garrett of Gillespie, who
4 passed away on April 11, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Philip D. Garrett was born January 10, 1926, in
6 Haydock, Iowa, the son of Carl F. Garrett and Nettie (Farley)
7 Garrett; he married Rosalie (Valerio) Garrett on March 10,
8 1962, in Benld; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He retired from teaching grade school in
10 Gillespie, high school in Bunker Hill, and as a guidance
11 counselor from Bunker Hill; he was also a principal at Bunker
12 Hil; in addition, he was a school evaluation specialist for the
13 State of Illinois and later for the Regional Office of
14 Education; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He was a World War II veteran, serving as sonarman
16 aboard the Walter B. Cobb; he was a former treasurer of the
17 city of Gillespie, a member of the VFW Post 4547 of Gillespie,
18 and an avid sports fan; and
 
19     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Philip Garrett is survived by his wife, Rosalie;

 

 

SR0766 - 2 - LRB096 21940 KXB 40038 r

1 his three daughters, Jennifer Garrett, Patricia Garrett, and
2 Theresa Beebe; his two grandchildren, Raymond J. Beebe and
3 Jessica Rose Hammon; his two great-grandchildren, Ashlyn Beebe
4 and Josephine Beebe; and his sister, Mary Ellen Mitchell;
5 therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 his family and friends, the passing of Philip Garrett; and be
9 it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Philip Garrett as a symbol of our
12 sincere sympathy.