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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of James 
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Carl Walker of Herrin, who passed away on September 1, 2009; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, James Carl Walker was born in Herrin on April 2, 
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1926, the son of Joe V. and Jane (Mitchell) Walker; he married 
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Carolyn Stotlar in Herrin on February 27, 1948; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He owned JV Walker and Sons Clothing Store in 
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Herrin; he served as past president of Heartland National Bank 
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in Herrin; he was a husband, father, grandfather, businessman, 
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entrepreneur, inventor (of bass baits), sportsman, 
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conservationist, bird watcher, volunteer, churchman, 
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missionary, and very good friend; and

 

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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his 
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grandson, James V. Walker; his brother, Joe Walker; and his 
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sister, Suzanne Walker; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Carolyn (Stotlar) 
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Walker; his daughter and son-in-law, Luann and Bill Tietze; his 
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son and daughter-in-law, James "Jay" W. and Trina Walker; his 
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grandsons, William James "B.J." Tietze and his wife Amanda, 
 


 






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Adam and Louis Tietze; his granddaughter-in-law, Abigail Lynn 
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and a soon-to-be born great-granddaughter; and his sister, 
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Sally Bates; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James 
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Carl Walker; 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 James Carl Walker as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.