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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 James "Jim" E. Pearson of Ringwood, who |
4 | | passed away on May 19, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, James Pearson was born in Woodstock to John and |
6 | | Arline (Harrison) Pearson on December 12, 1939; he graduated |
7 | | from McHenry High School and earned his master's degree in |
8 | | education and fine arts from Northern Illinois University; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, James Pearson was an art teacher at Woodstock High |
10 | | School for 33 years, retiring in 1993; he was also an art |
11 | | instructor at McHenry County College for several years; he was |
12 | | a life member of the Illinois Teachers Association and a life |
13 | | member of the McHenry County Retired Teachers Association; he |
14 | | also served as a cartoonist for the Woodstock Independent for |
15 | | many years; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, James Pearson was instrumental in restoring the |
17 | | ceiling paintings of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in |
18 | | Johnsburg; he was a life member of the McHenry County |
19 | | Historical Society, a life member of the Woodstock Fine Arts |
20 | | Association, and was involved in the preservation of the |
21 | | Woodstock Square; he was in charge of Ringwood Cemetery for |
22 | | over 25 years; he loved to travel all over the world and take |