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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of James L. "Jim" Bertelsen of Coal 
4Valley, who passed away on April 19, 2024; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen, the son of Orville and Irma 
6(Hanna) Bertelsen, was born in Monmouth on June 26, 1941; he 
7served in the U.S. Army; he married Barbara (Woods) Smallwood 
8in Rock Island on December 29, 1968; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen worked at the Rock Island Arsenal 
10for 24 years before his retirement; he previously worked for 
11the Roth Tank Company in Rock Island; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen was a member of Grace Presbyterian 
13Church and the American Legion, and he sang with the Good News 
14Singers Chorale; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen was preceded in death by his 
16parents; his wife; his sister, Cornelia Ann Schaefer; and his 
17brother, Richard Bertelsen; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen is survived by his son, Eric 
19(Rebecca) Bertelsen; his brother, David Bertelsen; his sister, 
20Julia Zvanes; several nieces and nephews; and other family 
 
 
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1members and friends; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
4James L. "Jim" Bertelsen and extend our sincere condolences to 
5his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the family of Jim Bertelsen as an expression of 
9our deepest sympathy.