Full Text of SR0347 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Gary Lee Newlun of North Pekin, who | 4 | | passed away on May 18, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Newlun was born in Pekin to Clarence and | 6 | | Dorothy Newlun on December 20, 1949; he served with the United | 7 | | States Army in Germany between 1969 and 1972; he graduated | 8 | | from Bradley University with a degree in accounting and | 9 | | business administration; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gary Newlun worked as a truck driver for his | 11 | | father's business, Newlun Transport, prior to his military | 12 | | service; afterward, he worked as an accountant in the | 13 | | transportation industry and was most recently employed as a | 14 | | parts delivery driver for O'Reilly Auto Parts; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Gary Newlun became a member of Alcoholics | 16 | | Anonymous in 1994 and reaped the benefits of nearly three | 17 | | decades of sobriety; through his years in AA, he helped many | 18 | | people make positive changes in their own lives; while he did | 19 | | not always have a lot, he was always willing to give others | 20 | | what he did have, whether it was a place to live, a ride to a | 21 | | meeting, or the encouraging advice of taking life one day at a | 22 | | time; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gary Newlun enjoyed woodworking and landscaping; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gary Newlun was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his infant brother, Scott; and his infant sister, Sue; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Newlun is survived by his children, Mark | 6 | | (Regina) Newlun and Erica (Bradley) Bolton; his grandchildren, | 7 | | Mark Jr., Mason, Aric, Aiden, Nicholas, Noah, and Evan Newlun | 8 | | and Annaliese, Alexandra, and Adrienne Bolton; and his | 9 | | sisters, Judy Smith, Carol Arms, Barbara Angle, and Bonnie | 10 | | Beard; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Gary Lee Newlun and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Gary Newlun as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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