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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of
James A. Evans of Naperville, who passed |
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| away on October 30, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans was born on November 16, 1935 in |
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| Chicago; his parents were Andrew Thomas and Alice, nee Lynch, |
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| Evans; he married Mirta Diaz on April 27, 1979; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans grew up on Chicago's South Side, |
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| where he attended St. Brendan Grade School; he graduated from |
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| St. Rita High School with the class of 1953; he later attended |
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| Chicago City College; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans served in the United States Air |
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| Force from 1954 to 1962, where he achieved the rank of staff |
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| sergeant; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans was employed for many years in the |
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| food industry, working for companies including Flavor-Kist, |
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| Swift, and Calavo until his retirement in 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans was a longtime member of St. |
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| Raphael Catholic Church in Naperville, where he was a Minister |
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| of the Altar and a youth football coach; he was a founding |
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| member of the Knights of Columbus at St. Elizabeth Seton Church |
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| in Naperville; he was a fourth degree member of the St. Raphael |
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| Church Council; he was also actively involved with Boy Scouts |
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| of America Troop #510; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans was an avid racquetball player for |
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| over 20 years at the Naperville Heritage YMCA; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans was preceded in death by his |
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| parents, Andrew and Alice, and his brother, Joseph; and
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| WHEREAS, James A. Evans is survived by his wife, Mirta; his |
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| children, James (Beate), Lynn, Christine, Karen, Sonya |
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| (Jason), Michael, and Andrew; his grandchildren, Breanna, |
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| Madison, Kendall, Paytonn, Brooklyn, Desmond, Ethan, Merrick, |
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| and Samantha; his siblings, Andrew, Irene, and John; and his |
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| many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, friends, |
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| and neighbors; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of James A. Evans; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of James A. Evans as an expression of |