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SR0301 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of James Eugene "Jim" Kidder of Dunlap, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on April 15, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Jim Kidder was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin to | ||||||
| 6 | Earl A. and Louise (Maas) Kidder on August 19, 1940; he | ||||||
| 7 | attended Merrifield Grade School and Milton High School, where | ||||||
| 8 | he was influenced by his band teacher who encouraged him to | ||||||
| 9 | continue to play trumpet; he graduated from Illinois Wesleyan | ||||||
| 10 | University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education; he | ||||||
| 11 | earned a Master of Science in School Administration from | ||||||
| 12 | Bradley University; while teaching band in Lacon, Illinois, he | ||||||
| 13 | met his future wife, Floride "Ede" Barnes, and they married on | ||||||
| 14 | June 6, 1965; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Jim Kidder began his career in retail music in | ||||||
| 16 | 1965 by joining Byerly Music as a roadman, calling on schools | ||||||
| 17 | and learning about what helped to build successful programs; a | ||||||
| 18 | lifelong advocate for music education, he and Ede founded | ||||||
| 19 | Kidder Music Service in 1971, which celebrated its 50th | ||||||
| 20 | anniversary in 2024; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Jim Kidder was involved in both national and | ||||||
| 22 | local organizations; he was on the board of the National | ||||||
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| 1 | Association of Music Merchants and the board of the National | ||||||
| 2 | Association of School Music Dealers, where he served as | ||||||
| 3 | president in 2004 and 2005; he was also on the board of the | ||||||
| 4 | Peoria Symphony and the Peoria Symphony Foundation, the | ||||||
| 5 | Heartland Festival Orchestra, and the Wheels of Time Museum; | ||||||
| 6 | and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Jim Kidder loved playing trumpet in the Peoria | ||||||
| 8 | Area Senior Citizens Band; he never said no when someone asked | ||||||
| 9 | him to do something and never met a stranger; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Jim Kidder is survived by his wife, Ede; his | ||||||
| 11 | children, Beth (Jay) Houlihan and Edelstein and Matthew | ||||||
| 12 | Kidder; and his grandchildren, Maggie Ann Kidder, Jason | ||||||
| 13 | Gaughan, Hannah DeBernardi, and Robert Houlihan; therefore, be | ||||||
| 14 | it | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | James Eugene "Jim" Kidder and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 18 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 19 | it further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Jim Kidder as an expression of our | ||||||
| 22 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||