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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Jimmie Wayne Fairbanks of Bloomington, 
4who passed away on April 1, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jimmie Fairbanks was born to Thomas and Dora 
6Williams Fairbanks in Ottawa on October 19, 1930; he married  
7Sally Benjamin; after her death,  he later married Evelyn Alwes; 
8he was a Korean war veteran who served in the U.S.  Army from 
91951 to 1953; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, For nearly 40 years, Jimmie Fairbanks was a 
11self-employed painter who owned and operated the Fairbanks 
12Painting Company in Bloomington; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Jimmie Fairbanks was a member of Our Redeemer 
14Lutheran Church,  the Bloomington VFW, and the Lakeside Country 
15Club; he was an Exalted Ruler in the Elks Lodge; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Jimmie Fairbanks enjoyed golfing and was an avid 
17Cardinals baseball fan; he was a loving father, great brother, 
18and friend; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Jimmie Fairbanks was preceded in death by his 
20parents; his first wife, Sally; his second wife, Evelyn; his 
 
 
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1brother, Steve; and his  sister, Mary Anne; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Jimmie Fairbanks is survived by his three 
3children, Daniel (Patricia Hesch) Fairbanks, David Fairbanks, 
4and Jami (Marvin) Rexroat;  his three grandchildren, David 
5Fairbanks, Natalie (Nathan) Vargas, and John Vargas; and his 
6sister, Ellen (Steve) Klotz; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

9Jimmie Wayne Fairbanks and extend our sincere
condolences to 
10his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

13presented to the family of Jimmie Fairbanks as an expression of

14our deepest sympathy.