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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Gerald L. "Gerry" Armstrong of |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 Monmouth, who passed away on January 29, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Gerry Armstrong was born to Leroy and Betty |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 (Linder) Armstrong in Galesburg on September 6, 1948; he was |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 raised and educated in Cameron, and he graduated from Warren |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 High School in 1966; he served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 1970; he married Cheryl Carlson in Monmouth on June 3, 2000; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 WHEREAS, Gerry Armstrong worked at IMI Cornelius in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 Monmouth for over 25 years; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 WHEREAS, Gerry Armstrong was an avid NASCAR fan and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 enjoyed going to the casino; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, Gerry Armstrong was preceded in death by his |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 parents; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 WHEREAS, Gerry Armstrong is survived by his wife, Cheryl |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 Armstrong; his children, Brian Armstrong, Robert (Carrie) |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 Armstrong, and Melissa Armstrong; his stepson, John (Nathan |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 Melton) Armstrong; his grandchildren, Aiden, Brady, Jaxon, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Emily, Lilly, and Ian; his siblings, Ann (Roger) Benson, Larry |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 (Kathy) Armstrong, and Jim Armstrong; and his numerous nieces |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 and nephews; therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 Gerald L. "Gerry" Armstrong and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 presented to the family of Gerry Armstrong as an expression of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 our deepest sympathy. |
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