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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 Leon Bolt of London Mills, who |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 passed away on September 11, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt was born to Obed Leslie and Geraldine |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 Audrey (Finley) Bolt Jr. in Ramsey on March 3, 1941; he |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 attended Farmington High School; he married Cynthia Joyce |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 Norville in London Mills on June 25, 1961; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 years; during his service, he was stationed domestically in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 Kansas, Idaho, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and North Dakota and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 internationally in England, Guam, and Thailand; after he |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 retired on February 28, 1979, he and Cynthia moved to London |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 Mills; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt worked as a foreman at Brigg's |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 Pottery in Abingdon; he later worked as a truck driver; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt was a member of the Abingdon American |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 Legion Post 381; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt enjoyed listening to country western |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 music, watching boxing, and, most importantly, spending time |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 with his family and friends; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 his son, Todd Leon Bolt; and his brothers, Philip and Wayne |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 Bolt; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 WHEREAS, Gerald Bolt is survived by his wife of 62 years, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 Cynthia; his daughters, Tamra Sue (Steve) Chipman, Tina Jo |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 (Randy) Smith, and Tylana Marie (Don) Coop; his grandchildren, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 Trevor (Colleen) Edmonson, CeaAnne Brown, Amanda (Benjamin) |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 Rahn, Devin Chipman, and Darrin Chipman; his |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 great-grandchildren, Molly, Alana, William, and Audrey; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 his sisters, Alice (Frank) Curless and Margaret Wood; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 Gerald Leon Bolt and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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