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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 Jerome F. |
| 4 | | "JR" McBride, Jr. of Glen Ellyn, who passed away on October 24, |
| 5 | | 2014; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. graduated from Fenwick High |
| 7 | | School in Oak Park and Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa; he lived |
| 8 | | in DuPage County since 1990; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was considered the life of the |
| 10 | | DuPage County Board; he represented District 4 and had been on |
| 11 | | the board since 2006; he served on the Legislative Committee as |
| 12 | | Chairman, the Public Works Committee as Vice Chairman, and the |
| 13 | | Finance Committee, the Intergovernmental Committee, the |
| 14 | | Judicial and Public Safety Committee, and the Transportation |
| 15 | | Committee; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. also worked as an insurance |
| 17 | | broker with the McBride Insurance Agency since 1990; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. was a member of St. Petronille |
| 19 | | Parish in Glen Ellyn and Immaculate Conception Parish; he was
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| 20 | | volunteer and fundraiser for Misericordia Heart of Mercy in |
| 21 | | Chicago and a board member of the Metropolitan Family Services |
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| 1 | | of DuPage; in the past, he was a member and committee chair of |
| 2 | | the Main Street Redevelopment Committee in Forest Park, a |
| 3 | | member of the Board of Directors for the DuPage Chapter of the |
| 4 | | American Cancer Society, a member of the Architectural Review |
| 5 | | Committee in Glen Ellyn, a
member of the Rotary Club of Glen |
| 6 | | Ellyn, a
member of the Site Committee for Ben Franklin |
| 7 | | Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, a
board member of the Glenbard |
| 8 | | West High School Booster Club, a founding member of the Jubilee |
| 9 | | Board for Outreach Community Ministries in Wheaton, a member of |
| 10 | | the BR Ryall YMCA in Glen Ellyn, a volunteer for Meals on |
| 11 | | Wheels in Glen Ellyn, and a volunteer in Glen Ellyn Youth |
| 12 | | Sports; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jerome McBride, Jr. is the adoring and adored |
| 14 | | husband of Becky (nee Lauritsen); the beloved father of Lauren |
| 15 | | (Franklin) Lapaz, Molly, Abigail, Sara, and Martin "Marty"; the |
| 16 | | devoted son of Jerome F. and Ellen (nee Brown) McBride, Sr.; |
| 17 | | the loving brother of Kara (Paraic) Brophy, William, and Joy |
| 18 | | (Terence) Gibson; the son-in-law of Carol Lauritsen and the |
| 19 | | late Bruce Lauritsen; the caring brother-in-law of Ken |
| 20 | | (Shelley) Lauritsen and AnnMarie (Brian) Burgmeier; the fond |
| 21 | | uncle of 16; and the dear nephew, cousin, and exceptional |
| 22 | | friend of many; therefore, be it
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| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 24 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we mourn the passing of Jerome F. "JR" McBride, Jr., and extend |
| 2 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who |
| 3 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 5 | | presented to the family of Jerome McBride, Jr. as an expression |
| 6 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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