Full Text of SR1115 099th 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 John Thomas "Jack" Petry, who passed away | 4 | | on August 19, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Petry was born on June 8, 1925; his parents | 6 | | were Charles A. Petry and Josephine Tyrrell Petry; he married | 7 | | his loving wife, JoAnne, in 1951; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Petry was an Eagle Scout and was known for | 9 | | his paper route; he attended Holy Cross School and Champaign | 10 | | High School, where he participated in football, wrestling, and | 11 | | golf; he finished in 3rd place in the State wrestling | 12 | | tournament, which earned him a spot in the Champaign High | 13 | | School Sports Hall of Fame; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Petry volunteered for the Naval Air Corps out | 15 | | of high school and trained as a fighter pilot, completing his | 16 | | training just as World War II was ending; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, John Petry graduated from the University of | 18 | | Illinois with a degree in architectural engineering; he | 19 | | continued wrestling in the Navy and in college, obtaining a top | 20 | | finish in the NCAA tournament; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Petry joined C.A. Petry and Sons and worked | 2 | | as a general contractor until his retirement in 1990; during | 3 | | this time, he joined the Central Illinois Chapter of the | 4 | | Associated General Contractors and served as the | 5 | | organization's president in 1969; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, John Petry was one of the original parishioners of | 7 | | St. Matthew Catholic Parish and built both the church and the | 8 | | original part of the grade school; his firm also constructed | 9 | | numerous buildings, such as Centennial High School and the main | 10 | | parts of Parkland College; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Petry was a member of the Champaign Country | 12 | | Club, where he once served as president; he and his wife were | 13 | | loyal volunteers at Catholic Worker House (Daily Bread) for | 14 | | many years; he also served on the Board of Eastern Illinois | 15 | | Foodbank; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, John Petry enjoyed telling stories, sports, | 17 | | especially Illini basketball or football, attending his | 18 | | children's sporting events, and taking winter ski trips and | 19 | | summer camping trips with his wife and children; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, John Petry was preceded in death by his wife, | 21 | | JoAnne, and a son, David; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Petry is survived by 2 daughters, Teresa | 2 | | (Patrick) Dorsey and Mary Petry; 5 sons, Tom (Margaret) Petry, | 3 | | Robert (Elizabeth) Petry, Tim Petry, Peter (Rosy) Petry, and | 4 | | Joe (Ann) Petry; 2 sisters, Mary (Ted) Purvin and Patricia | 5 | | (James) Kramer; a sister-in-law, Patty (Paul) Petry; and a | 6 | | brother, Richard (Lynn) Petry; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 9 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Thomas "Jack" | 10 | | Petry; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of John Petry as an expression of our | 13 | | sympathy.
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