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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 sadness of the death of James "Jim" O. Lance of |
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| Benton on July 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Rend City on May 27, 1921, the son |
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| of Edward and Addie (Little) Lance; he married Billie (Adams) |
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| Lance on October 21, 1978 in Benton; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a coal miner at Orient 2 before relocating |
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| to Chicago, where he retired from Western Electric in 1976; he |
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| was a World War II veteran, having served in the Tunisian, |
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| Algeria, French-Moroccan, Naples-Foggrio, and Rome-Arno |
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| Campaigns; he was an ammunition bearer of heavy mortars, as a |
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| member of the 3rd Infantry Division making the first beach |
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| landing in North Africa; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of American Legion and faithfully |
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| attended Flatts Baptist Church in Benton; he was a good man who |
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| was loved by many; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his |
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| sisters, Clara, Beulah, and Audrey; his brother, Raymond; his |
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| first wife, Mary Zivich; his special niece, Mona (Adams) Ing; |
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| and his great-nephew, Christopher Adams; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of James Lance is felt by all who knew |
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| and loved him, especially his wife, Billie; his nieces and |
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| nephews; his special nieces, Pam (Adams) Rusher, Jeanette |
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| (Booten) Trotter, and Carol Jean (Adams) Martin; his special |
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| nephews, Martin Adams, David Rusher, Nelson Adams, and Larry |
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| Lance; his sister-in-law, Beulah Lance; and his very special |
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| great-niece Kate "Katie" Rusher; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |