SR2182 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Jerry Marshall Kennedy of Miami Township, Ohio, who passed away on August 19, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Jerry Kennedy was born in Smithville, Mississippi to Marshall and Laura Reedy Kennedy on March 2, 1944; he graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1962 and spent most of his life in Winthrop Harbor; he graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in business and married Leona Sue Alsip; and

WHEREAS, Jerry Kennedy was a partner and owner of Mid-America Tire Company in Ohio; and

WHEREAS, Jerry Kennedy was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Jerry Kennedy is survived by his wife of 34 years, Leona; his children, Mike Kennedy, Brad (Nancy) Brannon, Bobbi Kennedy, and Heather (Glen) Nielsen; his grandchildren, Casey Brannon, Olivia Nielsen, Erin Casellas, Beck Nielsen, and RJ Casellas; his sister, Betty (Tom) McCann; his nephews, Scott and Eric McCann; and his aunt, Mary Bennett; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Jerry Marshall Kennedy, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jerry Kennedy as an expression of our deepest sympathy.