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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are
3pleased to honor those individuals who have made lasting
4contributions to the State of Illinois and its citizens; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jerome F. "JR" McBride, Jr. of Glenn Ellyn passed
6away on October 24, 2014; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. represented District 4 on the
8DuPage County Board since 2006; he served as Chairman of the
9Board's Legislative Committee, and he previously had chaired
10the Judicial and Public Safety, Public Transit, and Technology
11committees; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Before entering electoral politics, Jerome
13McBride, Jr. had a long history of community service, including
14serving on the Main Street Redevelopment Committee in Forest
15Park and serving with the DuPage chapter of the American Cancer
16Society; he also was on the board of Glenbard West High
17School's booster club and was a member of the Glen Ellyn
18Architectural Review Commission and the Rotary Club of Glen
19Ellyn; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. grew up in Oak Park; he
21graduated from Fenwick High School and Loras College in

 

 

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1Dubuque, Iowa; he worked for his family's business, McBride
2Insurance Agency; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. is survived by his wife,
4Becky; his 4 daughters, Lauren, Molly, Abigail, and Sara; his
5son, Marty; his father, Jerry, Sr.; his 2 sisters, Kara Brophy
6and Joy Gibson; and his brother, Bill; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the bridge at Illinois
10Route 38 and Illinois Route 53 as the "Jerome F. "JR" McBride,
11Jr. Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
13is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
14State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
15giving notice of the name "Jerome F. "JR" McBride, Jr. Memorial
16Bridge"; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Jerome McBride, Jr. and the
19Secretary of the Department of Transportation.