Full Text of SR1962 99th 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 Gilbert "Gil" Farnham of Huntley, who | 4 | | passed away on May 23, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Farnham was born on May 22, 1933 in | 6 | | Freeport; his parents were Benjamin and Mattie Farnham; he | 7 | | married Patricia "Pat" Jensen in 1957; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Farnham served in the United States Army | 9 | | in Germany during the Korean Conflict; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Farnham graduated from Freeport High | 11 | | School in 1952; he later graduated from Illinois State Normal | 12 | | Teachers College in 1959; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Farnham taught general science in | 14 | | Galesburg and biology at Sycamore High School; he later worked | 15 | | at Turner-Cleanweld Industries in Sycamore; he was one of the | 16 | | designers of the 1984 Olympic Torch and traveled at the | 17 | | beginning of the Olympic Torch Run to see the lighting of the | 18 | | cauldron; he retired in 1999 and moved to the new Sun City in | 19 | | Huntley in 2000; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Farnham was a member of the Huntley |
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| 1 | | American Legion, the Sun City Lions, and St. Mary Church, where | 2 | | he served as lector; he served on the board of the Sycamore | 3 | | Credit Union and was a member of the DeKalb County Management | 4 | | Club; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Farnham was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents and his sister, Shirley; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gilbert Farnham is survived by his wife, Patricia; | 8 | | his children, Tess Farnham, Michael (Kathie) Farnham, Julene | 9 | | (Mike) Diaz, and Mark (Heather) Farnham; his grandchildren, | 10 | | David, Kristen, Kimberly, Alex, Connor, Hannah, Sophie, and | 11 | | Ben; his great-grandchildren, Alexa, McKenzie, Miles, | 12 | | Sebastian, and Lucas; and his sister, Beverly Stichter; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Gilbert "Gil" Farnham; | 17 | | and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Gilbert Farnham as an expression of | 20 | | our sympathy.
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