Full Text of SR1748 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Jon Paul Gentry of Tallula, who passed | 4 | | away on July 4, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jon Gentry was born in Vinita, Oklahoma to Claude | 6 | | and Kathryn (Goodman) Gentry on November 11, 1928; he joined | 7 | | the National Guard as a radio operator and proudly served | 8 | | during the Korean conflict; he married Violet Mae Hamilton in | 9 | | Vinita, Oklahoma on May 27, 1958; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jon Gentry was a former member of the First United | 11 | | Methodist Church, a former senior member of the Society of | 12 | | Broadcast Engineers, and a past Master of Masonic Lodge #5 in | 13 | | Vinita, Oklahoma; he was a member of the IBT Sunday School | 14 | | Class, the Telephone Pioneers, the American Legion, the Order | 15 | | of the Eastern Star, the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and a | 16 | | charter member of the Tulsa Consistory; he was an amateur radio | 17 | | operator for over 60 years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jon Gentry was preceded in death by his parents; | 19 | | his grandmother, Pauline Patton; and his grandson, Brandon | 20 | | Gentry; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jon Gentry is survived by his wife, Violet; his |
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| 1 | | children, Paula Gentry, Lisa Gentry, and Jon (Elaine) Gentry; | 2 | | his 11 grandchildren; and his four great-grandchildren; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Jon Paul Gentry and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Jon Gentry as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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