Full Text of SR0830 98th 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 Lonnie Ray Sherfy of Granite City, who | 4 | | passed away on January 11, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy was born on July 28, 1946 in East | 6 | | St. Louis to Harry and Ailene (nee Lewis) Sherfy; he served his | 7 | | country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War; he | 8 | | married Mary Emma Whitehead on December 17, 1966 in Madison; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy retired in 2002 from the National | 11 | | Steel Corporation after 37 years of service as a millwright; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy was a member of the American Legion, | 14 | | the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, | 15 | | and AMVETS; he was also a member of the Word of Life Tabernacle | 16 | | in Granite City and enjoyed fishing, camping, landscaping, | 17 | | gardening, reading, and taking many trips to Dover; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy was preceded in death by his | 19 | | parents; his brothers, Wilson and Lester; and his sisters, Mae | 20 | | and Hazel; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lonnie Sherfy is survived by his wife of 47 years, | 2 | | Mary; his daughters, Vicki Sherfy and Pamela (Todd) Koenig; his | 3 | | grandchildren, Brett Fowler, Ashley Koenig, Megan Koenig, | 4 | | Kaitlin Koenig, and Kristen Koenig; his brother, Roy Sherfy; | 5 | | his sisters, Suee Warren, Donna (Larry) Turner, Mary Milton, | 6 | | Shirley (Jack) Pilger, and Dianne (Paul) Hollis; and his many | 7 | | nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Lonnie Ray Sherfy, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family Lonnie Sherfy as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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