Full Text of SR0153 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 Gene Petersen of Bloomington, who passed | 4 | | away on January 31, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Petersen was born on March 8, 1925 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Harry and Eugenia Fagan Petersen; he | 7 | | married Cathryn Hemmele on May 1, 1945 in Bloomington; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gene Petersen was a graduate of Trinity High | 9 | | School (now Central Catholic High School); and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During World War II, Gene Petersen was a pilot of | 11 | | a B-17 Flying Fortress; he flew 35 combat missions over Europe | 12 | | and was a 5-time recipient of the Air Medal; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gene Petersen retired from General Electric in | 14 | | 1988 after many years of service; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gene Petersen was a member of Holy Trinity | 16 | | Catholic Church and had been active in many parish | 17 | | organizations, including the St. Raphael Society, the | 18 | | Christian Family Movement, Pre-Cana, and the Boy Scouts; he was | 19 | | also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American | 20 | | Legion; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gene Petersen was preceded in death by a brother, | 2 | | Harry Petersen, and a son-in-law, William Hundman; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gene Petersen is survived by his wife, Cathryn; 7 | 4 | | children, Eugene (Karen) Petersen, Jim (Helen) Petersen, Steve | 5 | | (Anne) Petersen, Cathy Hundman, John (Toni) Petersen, Mike | 6 | | (Joan) Petersen, and Margie (Brian) Knutson; 18 grandchildren; | 7 | | 23 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Conroy; and a brother, | 8 | | Tom (Margaret) Petersen; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Gene Petersen; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Gene Petersen as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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