SR0765 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 Johannville of Naperville, who passed away on June 19, 2008; and

WHEREAS, He was born on June 28, 1932 in Naperville; Jim was a graduate of SS Peter and Paul Grade School and Naperville High School; Jim was an all conference basketball and football player; and

WHEREAS, James Johannville served his country in the United States Air Force; he retired from the Reactor Physics Division of Argonne National Laboratory and then took over his father's upholstery business, Johannville Upholstery in Naperville; and

WHEREAS, A passionate golfer, Jim enjoyed playing many great courses throughout the country, from goat ranches to Pebble Beach; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death in 1997 by his loving wife of 45 years, Jo Ann Johannville; his parents, Frank and Hilda (Haidu) Johannville; his sister, Elaine Becker, and brother-in-law, Robert Becker; his twin sister, Joyce Neyra; and his brother, Ray Johannville, and sister-in-law, Charlotte Johannville; and

WHEREAS, James Johannville is survived by his daughters, Debra L. (George Simpson) Burns Simpson and Sandra (David Foy) Johannville; his grandson, Jimmy Simpson; his twin granddaughters, Ava and Alexis Foy; his aunt, Alma Haidu; his brother-in-law, Henry Neyra; his companion, Lois Yeates; his lifelong friends and golfing buddies; and many 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 James Johannville; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of James Johannville as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.