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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Gerald Snyder, Jr. of Lake Bluff, who 
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passed away on June 16, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Snyder, Jr. was a graduate of Trinity 
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College in Hartford, Connecticut and the University of 
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Wisconsin Law School; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Snyder, Jr. served his country with pride 
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and distinction as a member of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air 
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Command from 1955 to 1958; he served as a navigator in the 
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376th Air Refueling Squadron, which performed mid-flight 
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refueling for jet bombers; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Snyder, Jr. was a partner in the firm on 
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Snyder, Clarke, and Fouts; taking a personal interest in his 
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clients, he would routinely help clients pay their legal bills 
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and find them lodgings when they were in need; he also 
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sponsored dozens of children to attend Camp Jorn, a YMCA 
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facility in Wisconsin set up by Mr. Snyder's father decades 
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ago; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Snyder, Jr. devoted great amounts of time 
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to serving the Episcopal Church; he also sang in church choirs 
 


 






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for nearly 45 years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Snyder, Jr. was a member of the Lake Bluff 
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Park Board; as a member, he was instrumental in the planning 
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and construction of the Blair Park Pool and Recreation Center; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Gerald Snyder, Jr. is survived by his wife, 
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Elaine; his 4 children; and his 8 grandchildren; therefore, be 
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it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Gerald Snyder, Jr.; and 
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be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Gerald Snyder, Jr. as an expression 
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of our sympathy.