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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gerald | ||||||
| 4 | "Jerry" VanWinkle of Peoria, who passed away on August 9, 2013; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle was born on March 23, 1938 in | ||||||
| 7 | Peoria; his parents were John D. and Velda M. (Foster) | ||||||
| 8 | VanWinkle; he married Carol Hagel on October 2, 1970, in | ||||||
| 9 | Havana; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle graduated from Manual High | ||||||
| 11 | School; he subsequently attended Bradley University for | ||||||
| 12 | mechanical engineering; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle retired from Caterpillar as a | ||||||
| 14 | journeyman millwright, working in Research and Development at | ||||||
| 15 | the Mossville Tech Center; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle was a life member of Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | Lodge 263, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and Mohammed | ||||||
| 18 | Shrine; he was a life member of the Society of Hospitalers, a | ||||||
| 19 | Thrice Potent Master and life member of the Valley of Peoria | ||||||
| 20 | Scottish Rite, and a life member of AMVETS (Army National | ||||||
| 21 | Guard); he was also a member of Midwest Gun Collectors, for | ||||||
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| 1 | which he taught basic safety, and Midwest Cruisers Association, | ||||||
| 2 | where he enjoyed showing his 1979 green Ford truck at | ||||||
| 3 | cruise-ins; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle enjoyed spending time at | ||||||
| 5 | Wildlife Prairie Park and with his horses, Bobbie and Sissy; | ||||||
| 6 | and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 8 | parents and his brother, Ron VanWinkle; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Gerald VanWinkle is survived by his wife, Carol; | ||||||
| 10 | his children, Lynn Kerley, Mark (DiAnna) Kerley, Jerry (Kelly) | ||||||
| 11 | Kerley, and Michelle (Rob) Banta; his 11 grandchildren; his 7 | ||||||
| 12 | great-grandchildren; his niece, Rhonda Dyess; and his | ||||||
| 13 | sister-in-law, Kay VanWinkle; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Gerald "Jerry" VanWinkle; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Gerald VanWinkle as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our sympathy.
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