SR0762 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0762 LRB095 21738 KXB 51949 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of George W. Lacey Sr. of Peoria, who passed away on June 19, 2008; and

WHEREAS, George W. Lacey Sr. was born in Farmington on May 6, 1929, to John and Elizabeth Boldys Lacey Sr.; and

WHEREAS, He married Dorothy A. Kucavik in Farmington in October 1949; she preceded him in death on October 7, 1998; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of Plumbers Local 63 and worked for Tobin Brothers and Roger Dunn and Sons, retiring in 1990; he also belonged to the Farmington Moose Lodge, St. Jude Knights of Columbus, Ducks Unlimited, Ducks and Geese Forever, and Limestone Democrats; he was an avid hunter and fisherman, trained Labrador retrievers, and was part of the Farmington High football team; and he was inducted into the Greater Peoria Area Sports Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, and his son, Patrick; and

WHEREAS, George W. Lacey Sr. is survived by his children, George (Mary) Lacey, Richard Lacey, and Patricia (Steve) Schmidt; his brother, John (Colleen) Lacey; his sisters, Elizabeth "Babe" (Dale) Broadfield and Mary Jo (William) Rogers; and his grandson, Brett Lacey; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of George W. Lacey Sr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of George W. Lacey Sr. as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.