Full Text of SR0395 095th General Assembly
SR0395 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
John Rogers of Downers Grove, formerly of | 4 |
| River Forest, who passed away on September 8, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, John Rogers was born on September 4, 1922 in Oak | 6 |
| Park; he was the son of Clarence and Bernadette Rogers; and
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| WHEREAS, John Rogers graduated from Fenwick High School in | 8 |
| 1941 and attended both St. Benedict College and the University | 9 |
| of Notre Dame; and
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| WHEREAS, John Rogers was a proud veteran of World War II; | 11 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, John Rogers was the former owner of Crown Stove | 13 |
| Works of Cicero; and
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| WHEREAS, John Rogers was preceded in death by his parents, | 15 |
| Clarence and Bernadette, and his son, Dick; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, John Rogers was the cherished husband of 60 years | 17 |
| of Virginia Rogers (nee Noonan); he was the beloved father of | 18 |
| Sharon Bigane, Judy, John Jr., Susan, Lauren (Chuck) Jamieson, | 19 |
| and Tom (Karen); he was the caring brother of Patricia Tyrrell; |
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| and he was the beloved Papa of Virginia (Joe) Mackay, Joe | 2 |
| (Bridget) Bigane, Andrew (Anne) Bigane, Maureen (Martin) | 3 |
| Franchi; John, Victoria, Marybeth, and Bernadette Lamoureux; | 4 |
| Kelly, Jane, and Emily Rogers; Michael, Kathryn, and Adrienne | 5 |
| Jamieson; Rachael, Tommy, and Jimmy Rogers, and 8 | 6 |
| great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John Rogers; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of John Rogers as an expression of our | 13 |
| sympathy.
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