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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Jimmy |
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| Stewart of Marion on Saturday, January 10, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart was born on May 30, 1942, in Marion to |
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| Clayton and Lucille (Cash) Stewart; he married Fran Mathis on |
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| June 2, 1962 in Creal Springs; she preceded him in death on |
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| June 3, 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart spent 11 years serving the City of |
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| Marion as a councilman and rarely missed a meeting; he was a |
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| lifelong resident of Marion and enjoyed serving the city; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart worked for the last four years as the |
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| city police and fire commissioner; prior to that, he served as |
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| the city street commissioner; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart was a member and past president of the |
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| Lions' Club; he was a member of Marion Main Street and also a |
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| member of Second Baptist Church; he was very active in Marion |
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| Youth Baseball and Softball, where he coached, umpired, and |
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| served on the board; he was also a volunteer at Heartland |
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| Regional Medical Center; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart's greatest passion was his family; his |
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| passing has been deeply felt by many, especially his daughter |
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| and son-in-law, Scarlett and Mike Phillips; his daughter, Misty |
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| Barclay; his daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Mike Boyd; and |
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| his daughter and son-in-law, Gabriele and Scott Farner; his |
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| grandchildren, Stewart Michael Phillips, Hannah and Grace |
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| Boyd, Molly Barclay, Zachary Farner, and Tucker Farner; his |
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| sister, Lilly and Arthur "Butch" Boatright; his brothers, Paul |
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| and Louise Stewart, Bobby and Liz Stewart, Billy and Terry |
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| Stewart, Hal Stewart, Jerry and Toni Stewart, and Jackie and |