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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
Gale E. DeRenzy of Canton, who passed |
| 4 | | away on July 15, 2011; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gale DeRenzy was born on March 8, 1938, in |
| 6 | | Bushnell; his parents were Laurin and Opal Cowman DeRenzy; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gale DeRenzy was employed as a salesman for Pekin |
| 8 | | Distributing for 23 years until his retirement; he later also |
| 9 | | the owner and operator of Gale's Lounge in Canton for 15 years; |
| 10 | | and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gale DeRenzy was one of the founding officers of |
| 12 | | the Little Giant Booster Club, initiated the first videotaping |
| 13 | | of the school's football games, and worked on the committee to |
| 14 | | erect Canton Memorial Stadium; he was a past chairman of the |
| 15 | | Fulton County Democrats; he was a major fundraiser to Santa |
| 16 | | Jo's Workshop; he was instrumental in raising funds for the |
| 17 | | first police K-9 unit in Canton; he was a past member and |
| 18 | | president of the Canton School Board and was a member of the |
| 19 | | board when Eastview and Westview Schools were built; he also |
| 20 | | served on the Canton liquor commission and served as a Canton |
| 21 | | Township Trustee; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gale DeRenzy was designated the Canton Area |
| 2 | | Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 2003; the date of |
| 3 | | January 15, 2000 was designated as Gale DeRenzy Day by the |
| 4 | | mayor of Canton in honor of Mr. DeRenzy's work in the |
| 5 | | community; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gale DeRenzy served as a scout leader, softball |
| 7 | | coach, and baseball coach in the Canton community; he was an |
| 8 | | organizer and supporter of some of the largest fundraisers and |
| 9 | | benefits in Fulton County; he was an avid fan of the St. Louis |
| 10 | | Cardinals and Jeff Gordon; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gale DeRenzy was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 12 | | his brothers, Charles "Bud," Jerry Bill, Richard, and Howard; |
| 13 | | and his sisters, Dorothy Billings and Margaret Lamm; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Gale DeRenzy is survived by his significant other, |
| 15 | | Cindy Rodney; his son, Steven G. (Debby) DeRenzy; his daughter, |
| 16 | | Christine D. (Kevin) DelMastro; his nieces, Judy (Ken) Zink and |
| 17 | | Sharon (John) Ryman; his brothers, Robert "Slick" (Jean) |
| 18 | | DeRenzy, Larry (Barbara) DeRenzy, and Kenny (Nancy) DeRenzy; |
| 19 | | his sisters, Verna Smith, Shirley Miller, Peggy (Dennis) |
| 20 | | Briney, and Linda Sue Havens; his grandchildren, Chad (Nicole) |
| 21 | | DeRenzy, Tad (Brandi) DeRenzy, Korey (Mandi) DelMastro, Ashley |
| 22 | | DelMastro, Lindsey Chatterton, Caleb Bugos, Tom Zink, and Sarah |
| 23 | | Zink; and his great-grandchildren, Morgan DelMastro, Audryanna |
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| 1 | | DeRenzy, Ellisa Hadsall, Abbigale DeRenzy, Zachary Hadsall, |
| 2 | | Gracy Chatterton, Parker DeRenzy, and Zavier Chatterton; |
| 3 | | therefore, be it
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 6 | | his family and friends, the passing of Gale E. DeRenzy; and be |
| 7 | | it further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 9 | | presented to the family of Gale DeRenzy as an expression of our |
| 10 | | sympathy.
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