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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 D. Prather of Rock Island, who |
| 4 | | passed away on May 27, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Prather was born in Centerville, Iowa to |
| 6 | | James D. and Virginia Mae Prather on September 8, 1942; he was |
| 7 | | a Boy Scout and earned the rank of Eagle Scout; he set pins at |
| 8 | | Bowladrome Lanes in Rock Island; he graduated from Rock Island |
| 9 | | High School in 1960 and served in United States Navy on the |
| 10 | | Valley Forge during the Vietnam War; he married Cheryl "Sherry" |
| 11 | | Adams on April 28, 1973 and they were the proud parents of two |
| 12 | | adopted daughters from South Korea; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Prather worked for 35 years with IBM; he was |
| 14 | | the owner of an electronic store, Audio Phonics, in Rock |
| 15 | | Island; he also worked for the United States Department of |
| 16 | | Defense as a contract specialist and spent a year as a civilian |
| 17 | | contracting officer for the Department of Defense in Iraq; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, James Prather was involved in Rotary |
| 19 | | International and was an active member of the Quad-Cities |
| 20 | | Illinois Rotary Club; he was the District 6420 Governor from |
| 21 | | 2008 to 2009; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Prather was a member of Two Rivers Church; |
| 2 | | he became a Certified Lay Minister and was appointed director |
| 3 | | of Senior Adult Ministries for the Church; he became a |
| 4 | | Befriender at UnityPoint Health - Trinity in Rock Island, where |
| 5 | | he participated in their parish nurse programs and graduated |
| 6 | | from the chaplain program on April 10, 2017; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, James Prather was preceded in death by his parents |
| 8 | | and his brother, Donald; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Prather is survived by his wife, Cheryl; his |
| 10 | | children, Christa (Brian) Lutz and Jara (Richard) Chen; his |
| 11 | | sister, Barbara Prather; his grandchildren, Makenzie and |
| 12 | | Brileigh Lutz; his brother-in-law, David (Renee) Adams; his |
| 13 | | nieces, Tara Adams and Debbie (Chad) Paulsen; his nephews, Troy |
| 14 | | Adams and Joseph Cox; his great-niece, Taylor Ward; and many |
| 15 | | cousins; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | James D. Prather, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of James Prather as an expression of |