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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened 
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to learn of the death of John J. "Jack" Kent, who passed away 
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on August 4, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The last twenty years of his life he served as the 
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Facilities Manager at St. Margaret Mary Parish, where he kept 
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the Activity Center properly scheduled, heated, cooled, clean, 
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and inviting to all those people who came together to eat, to 
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pray, to mourn, to celebrate, and to relax, all those things 
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necessary to build a vibrant community; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS,For twenty-five years the cast of "Snack Theater" 
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was indebted to him for his patience in solving all the 
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technical problems involved in putting on a musical production; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jack played tight end at Iowa State University, 
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and was invited to try out for the Dallas Cowboys; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jack loved life, was truly Mother Nature's son, a 
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country boy at heart, and a real cowboy in South Dakota; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jack had a deep and abiding love for his family, 
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and especially his wife, Julie; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Jack is survived by his wife of 46 years, Julie, 
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nee Keuth; he was the loving father of Janmarie Kent, Julianne 
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(Randy) Weiss, Joseph (Jackie) Kent, and Jessica (Francis) 
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Corrigan; he was the adored "Papa" of Erin Mackin, Melissa and 
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Danielle Weiss, Jillian, Jacey, and Jackson Kent, and Francis 
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and Patrick Corrigan; he was the fond brother of Mike (Maxine) 
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Kent, Barbara (Bob) Dewell, and the late Gary (Linda) Kent; and 
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he was the devoted son-in-law of Jeanne Keuth; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 John J. "Jack" Kent; and 
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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 John J. "Jack" Kent as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.