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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Richard Dale "Jack" Evans of Pekin, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on August 5, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Evans was born to Joseph W. and Jessie I. | ||||||
| 6 | (Clark) Evans in Pekin on April 14, 1942; he married Jane | ||||||
| 7 | Rosemary Westerhouse in Miami, Oklahoma on December 10, 1960; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jack Evans worked for Caterpillar, Inc. for 31 | ||||||
| 10 | years, retiring from quality control in 1996; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Jack Evans was a proud member of UAW Local 974; as | ||||||
| 12 | a retiree, he served the union as recording secretary and as a | ||||||
| 13 | former trustee; he was also a member of Grace United Methodist | ||||||
| 14 | Church in Pekin; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jack Evans volunteered for the bi-monthly blood | ||||||
| 16 | drives held at the union hall for many years; he also | ||||||
| 17 | volunteered with Junior Achievement in earlier years; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jack Evans enjoyed golfing and woodworking; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Jack Evans was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
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| 1 | his son, James Evans; his grandson, Matthew Evans; and his two | ||||||
| 2 | brothers, Joseph Evans and Charles "Bud" Evans; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Jack Evans is survived by his wife; his two sons, | ||||||
| 4 | Jack (Michelle) Evans and Joseph (Kim) Evans; his daughter, | ||||||
| 5 | Jessie (Carey) Rice; his six grandchildren, Tyler (Holly) | ||||||
| 6 | Evans, Felicia (Derek) Auth, Danielle (Eric) McElroy, Zachary | ||||||
| 7 | (Adrianna) Rice, Bendigo (Chassidy) Evans, and Pete (Elena) | ||||||
| 8 | Evans; his nine great-grandchildren; and his two sisters, Nora | ||||||
| 9 | Haynes and Jean (Ron) Peoples; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Richard Dale "Jack" Evans and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 13 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 14 | it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Jack Evans as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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