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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with great sadness of the passing of the Reverend John 
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E. Lass of Taylorville on November 14, 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Reverend John E. Lass was born on February 9, 
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1919, in Stonington to Romie and Carrie Sims Lass; he married 
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Lucy Ferguson on October 31, 1942, in Presque Isle, Maine; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Lass was a retired machinist with Borg 
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Warner and founding pastor of the Life Tabernacle Church in 
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Taylorville; he served in the United States Air Force; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1973, Reverend Lass demonstrated that his 
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Pentecostal beliefs were the guiding force in his life by being 
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the founding pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Taylorville 
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and serving as its senior pastor until his death; Reverend Lass 
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was a spiritual leader at the church, someone who was always 
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positive and strongly believed in the power of faith, hope, and 
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charity; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Reverend Lass always carried a happy and joyous 
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disposition that warmed the hearts and brightened the days of 
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all those he touched, especially his family; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of the Reverend John E. Lass has been 
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deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his 
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beloved wife, Lucy Lass; his son, David John (Linda Anne) Lass; 
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his daughter, Janie M. (James "Skip") Moenck; his 
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grandchildren, Regan A. Mansfield, Anthony W. Moenck, Kaitlan 
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N. Moenck, Hunter L. Moenck, Rydge A. Moenck, Michelle L. 
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McMillian, David J. Lass, Jr., Anne M. Harrison-White, Heather 
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D. Frye, and Brian M. Harrison; his great-grandchildren, Shelby 
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Hunter Lee McMillian, Jacob Ryan McMillian, Chealsea Nichole 
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Lass, Chasity Amber Rena Lass, and Alyssa Marie Lass; his 
 


 









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sister, Evelyn Pleshe; and his 17 nieces and nephews; he was 
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preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter, Amanda Hunter 
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Leigh Lass; two sisters, two brothers; and nephew, Johnny 
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Isabell; 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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the Reverend John E. Lass along with all who knew and loved him 
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and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of the Reverend John E. Lass as an 
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expression of our deepest sympathy.