Full Text of SR1348 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 Glenn E. "Pete" Peterson of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on December 1, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Peterson was born in Woodstock on October | 6 | | 27, 1925 to Glenn and Frances (nee Petersen) Peterson; he | 7 | | graduated from McHenry Community High School in 1943 and served | 8 | | in the United States Navy during World War II from January of | 9 | | 1943 until June of 1946; he married Berniece Blake on October | 10 | | 12, 1950 at St. Mary's Church in McHenry; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Peterson owned and operated the McHenry | 12 | | Bakery from 1958 until 1970; after putting his baker's hat | 13 | | away, he became an employee of the City of McHenry in 1970, | 14 | | where he was Building and Zoning officer; in 1976, he went to | 15 | | work for the County of McHenry in the Building and Zoning | 16 | | Department, where he later became the Director of the | 17 | | Department before retiring in 1988; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, For 30 years from 1955 to 1986, Glenn Peterson was | 19 | | a member of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, for | 20 | | which he served the last 17 years as Fire Chief; during his | 21 | | tenure with the District, he pursued advanced training in fire | 22 | | operations, safety, and arson investigation, taking many |
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| 1 | | courses and receiving certificates of completion from the | 2 | | University of Illinois; he was a member of the McHenry County | 3 | | Fire Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, | 4 | | and the International Fire Chiefs Association; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Peterson was a longtime member of St. Mary's | 6 | | Catholic Church in McHenry and Catholic Order of Foresters | 7 | | #594; he was an Eagle Scout with Troop 162 and a member of | 8 | | American Legion Post 491; he enjoyed fishing with friends and | 9 | | especially with his son, Jon, and was considered the family | 10 | | handyman over the years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Peterson was preceded in death by his | 12 | | sister, Carol (Bernard) Hamil; his mother and father; and his | 13 | | grandparents; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Glenn Peterson is survived by his wife of 65 | 15 | | years, Berniece; his 8 children, Nancy (Tim) Downes, Michael | 16 | | (Laura) Peterson, Michele Peterson, Sandra (Tom) Sroka, Donna | 17 | | Peterson, Diane Peterson, B. Jon (Leanne) Peterson, and Mark | 18 | | (Audra) Peterson; his 12 grandchildren, Eva, Nolan, Erik, | 19 | | Joseph, Cordon (Ashley), Abbey (Karsten), Bryan, Melissa, | 20 | | Maddy, Danielle, Dylan, and Blake; his brother, Bob (Vilma) | 21 | | Peterson; and his half-sister, Judy (Dale) Katz; therefore, be | 22 | | it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Glenn E. "Pete" Peterson, and extend our sincere condolences to | 4 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Glenn Peterson as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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