SR0575 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of James "Jim" Robert Mansell of Hinsdale, who passed away on February 11, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Jim Mansell was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on August 18, 1929; he graduated from Mississippi State University in 1951 with a degree in Civil Engineering and immediately went into the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant; and

WHEREAS, Jim Mansell married Alice Ann Appleton in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 26, 1952, and served in Germany from 1952 until 1955; upon returning to the United States, he began his lifetime career with Chicago Bridge and Iron Company in Birmingham, Alabama, extending over several states and foreign countries; and

WHEREAS, He served on the Board of Directors at Harris Bank in Hinsdale and upon his retirement from Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, he was elected Chairman of the Board at Harris; he also served for 17 years as Chairman of the Board at Washington Square Retirement Home; and

WHEREAS, He loved people and had many friends of all ages, including some very special little buddies; he was truly a Southern gentleman, yet a country boy and outdoorsman; his favorite activity was hunting and shooting skeet; he also enjoyed playing golf at Hinsdale Golf Club and watching the kids' activities there; and

WHEREAS, Jim Mansell is survived by his wife, Alice; their two sons, Bob (Sallie) and Quint; his five grandchildren, Quint, Amanda, Matthew, Mollie, and Bonnie; his sister, Pat Rowland; and his several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jim Mansell; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jim Mansell as a symbol of our sympathy.