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IL SR1454

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/13/2021

Primary Sponsor

Rachelle Crowe

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Origin

Senate

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Illinois Senate mourns the death of Jerald "Jerry" Dean Bort, who passed away on August 28, 2020
  • Jerry Bort served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict from 1966 to 1968 with the 1st Division and was present at the Tet Offensive in 1968
  • Jerry Bort retired as a captain from the Clayton, Missouri Fire Department in 1994 after 26 years of service and served as a volunteer firefighter for 40 years, including as Fire Chief of the Rosewood Heights Fire Department
  • Jerry Bort was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wood River, the Madison County Fireman's Association, and VFW Post 1308; he also served as a tour guide at the Great River Museum
  • A suitable copy of this resolution shall be presented to Jerry Bort's family as an expression of the Senate's deepest sympathy

Legislative Description

MEMORIAL-JERALD BORT

Last Action

Resolution Adopted

1/13/2021

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