SR0377 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of James R. "Jim" Gallaugher of East Moline, who passed away on April 13, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher was born in East Moline to E. Roy and Myrtis Dykes Gallaugher on July 27, 1935; he graduated from United Township High School in 1953 and attended the University of Illinois on a Rock Island Railroad scholarship; he graduated in 1957 with an engineering degree and married Joan Getty; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher served in the U.S. Navy for five years on active duty and 20 years in the Naval Reserve; he achieved the rank of Captain in the Civil Engineer Corp with various duties, including serving in the Panama Canal Zone and as Commanding Officer of the 26th Seabee Battalion headquartered in Glenview; his duties took him to every state in the U.S. and eight foreign countries; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher was employed as a civilian by the U.S. Army at Rock Island Arsenal, serving as project engineer on the Copperhead Artillery Shell, the M203 Grenade Launcher Attachment, and as the Army's Chief Engineer on the M16 Rifle; for the last 14 years, he served as Director of the Industrial Engineering Activity; he retired as a GS-15; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher attended the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Jungle Warfare School in Panama; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher received numerous awards and recognitions from both the Army and Navy; he was named by the American Legion as the most decorated Air Force ROTC cadet at the University of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, After retirement from the Navy and Army, Jim Gallaugher was employed for 10 years by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as an Air Pollution Control Engineer, retiring in December 2000; he remained active with his 185-acre tree farm near Viola; he was a member of the National Defense Executive Reserve; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher was a 32nd Degree Mason; he was listed in Who's Who in the Midwest and Who's Who in Technology; he was a past president of Delta Phi Social Fraternity at the University of Illinois, past president of the local chapter of the American Defense Preparedness Association, and past president of the Navy Reserve Association; he served voluntarily for several years as a consultant to the engineering departments of Iowa State University and St. Ambrose University; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Reba Gallaugher and Wanda Reeves; and

WHEREAS, Jim Gallaugher is survived by his wife, Joan; his children, Kathryn Douglass, Jeffrey Gallaugher, Cynthia Ross, and Joel (Marta) Gallaugher; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Patricia Place; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of James R. "Jim" Gallaugher and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jim Gallaugher as an expression of our deepest sympathy.