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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of James E. Padesky of Moline, who passed 
4away on March 26, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, James Padesky was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin to 
6Jacob and Eileen Burns Padesky on April 26, 1921;

he graduated 
7from Aquinas High School in  LaCrosse and the University of 
8Notre Dame; he served in the United States Army Air Corps 
9during World War II; in July of 1944, he joined the 323rd Bomb 
10Group (B-26) as a pilot in England and France; later, he  was in 
11the 14th Liaison Squadron, Ninth Air Force in support of 
12General Patton's Third Army; he married Virginia M. Schmidt in 
13Aledo on May 4, 1952; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, James Padesky retired from Sexton Ford in 1988 
15after 29 years of service; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, James Padesky was a member of Sacred Heart Church, 
17American Legion Post 246 in  Moline, the Notre Dame Alumni Club 
18of the Quad Cities, and the Society of the French Legion of 
19Honor; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, James Padesky was preceded in death by his 
21granddaughter, Kathleen VandeMoortel; his sisters, Sarah Jane 
 
 
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1Fellows, and Elizabeth Padesky; and his brother, John Padesky; 
2and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, James Padesky is survived by his wife, Virginia; 
4his children and their spouses, Mark and Vicki Padesky, Amy and 
5Ron McGill, Joseph and Melissa Padesky, and Anne and Gary 
6VandeMoortel; his grandchildren, Greg (Jackie), Christopher 
7(Lauren), Luke and Jeffrey Padesky, Alex McGill, Abby (Jeff) 
8Less, and Jacob (Liz) VandeMoortel; and nine 
9great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12James E. Padesky, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  James Padesky as an expression of 
17our deepest sympathy.