SR0377 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0377 LRB103 32970 ECR 62776 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of James Henry "Jim" Goebbert of Huntley, who passed away on June 17, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert was born to George and Ernestine Goebbert on May 28, 1929; he was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church on June 8, 1929; he graduated from Arlington Heights High School; he served in the U.S. Marines from 1951 to 1953; he married Esther Von Bergen at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Itasca on November 17, 1956; and

WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert tended to his family's farm from an early age; in 1972, he bought his own 40-acre farm in South Barrington and moved his family there; he owned and operated Goebbert's Farm and Garden Center in South Barrington and Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch in Pingree Grove; and

WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert served on the Cook County Extension Council for six years; he was elected to the Cook County Farm Bureau in 1974 and served in various roles until 2006; and

WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend; and

WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert was preceded in death by his parents and his brother-in-law, Eugene Lichthardt; and

WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert is survived by his wife; his children, Luanne (Curtis) Smith, Lee (Diane) Goebbert, and Lloyd (Terry) Goebbert; his grandchildren, Kelly (Ross) Conner, Ben (Jen) Goebbert, Jessica (Simon) Crass, Jacob (Heather) Goebbert, James (Brittany) Goebbert, John (Luis) Smith, and Ryan (Kaleigh) Smith; 11 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Lilah Lichthardt; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of James Henry "Jim" Goebbert 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 Goebbert as an expression of our deepest sympathy.