Bill Text: IL SR0722 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Paul Eugene DeGroot of St. Anne.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-02-08 - Resolution Adopted [SR0722 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0722-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Paul Eugene DeGroot of St. Anne, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on December 19, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Paul DeGroot was born to Donna and Virgil DeGroot | ||||||
| 6 | in Kankakee on August 23, 1958; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Paul DeGroot was a vegetable and grain farmer for | ||||||
| 8 | over 50 years, working alongside his brother and business | ||||||
| 9 | partner, Jim, and his three sons, Andrew, Adam, and Aaron, on | ||||||
| 10 | their family farm in the unincorporated Wichert area north of | ||||||
| 11 | St. Anne; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Paul DeGroot loved his community and studying his | ||||||
| 13 | family heritage; he was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman who | ||||||
| 14 | enjoyed hunting, fishing, and shooting sporting clays across | ||||||
| 15 | North America with his sons and friends; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Paul DeGroot went by many nicknames, including | ||||||
| 17 | "Papa", "Paulie", and "Pablo;" he will be remembered for his | ||||||
| 18 | fun and colorful personality; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Paul DeGroot was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | parents; his brother, James DeGroot; and his mother-in-law and | ||||||
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| 1 | father-in-law, Noel and Frances Lentz; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Paul DeGroot was the husband of Cynthia Diana | ||||||
| 3 | (Lentz) DeGroot for 41 years; the father of Andrew (Jessica) | ||||||
| 4 | DeGroot, Adam (Jenny) DeGroot, and Aaron (Avery) DeGroot; the | ||||||
| 5 | grandfather of Lexie, Levi, Logan, Marshall, Eloise, and | ||||||
| 6 | Juliet DeGroot; the brother of Patricia DeGroot and Paula | ||||||
| 7 | DeGroot; the brother-in-law of Kathy DeGroot and Debbie | ||||||
| 8 | Kramer; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews; therefore, | ||||||
| 9 | be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Paul Eugene DeGroot and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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