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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of James Ardis Jr. of |
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| Peoria on December 18, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ardis was born on January 17, 1934, in Peoria |
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| to James E. Sr. and Helen Sample Ardis; he married Suzanne |
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| Bulger on October 13, 1956, in Peoria; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his father formerly owned Ardis and Son |
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| Cleaners; and
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| WHEREAS, He served as a sergeant in the Marine Corps from |
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| 1953 to 1956; and
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| WHEREAS, An electrician at CILCO, he retired in 1996; he |
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| was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electric |
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| Workers Local 34; in addition, he held the position of Peoria |
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| City Councilman from 1969 to 1973 which inspired his namesake, |
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| Jim Ardis III, to become involved in politics himself; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ardis was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic |
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| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by many, |
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| especially his wife, Suzanne; his mother; his four sons, Jim |
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| III (and Mimi), Tony (and Darla), Steve (and Jaime), and John |
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| (and Angie); his four daughters, Ann (and Jim) Centers, Cindy |
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| (and Michael) Jenkins, Mary Kedzior, and Chris Ardis; and his |
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| 21 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of |
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| James Ardis Jr. along with all who knew and loved him and |
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| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and |