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SENATE RESOLUTION

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