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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of James Lowell Fyke of Eureka, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on November 19, 2013; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Fyke was born on June 14, 1936 in Marion | ||||||
6 | County to Willis Grandville and Tina Myrtle Greenwalt Fyke; his | ||||||
7 | family settled in Peoria when he was 4 years old; he attended | ||||||
8 | Kelly Avenue Grade School in Peoria Heights and graduated from | ||||||
9 | Woodruff High School in Peoria; he married Karen Delane Ludwig | ||||||
10 | on June 6, 1959; and
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11 | WHEREAS, James Fyke worked for Ace Ambulance of Peoria, as | ||||||
12 | a security guard for St. Francis Medical Center, and as a | ||||||
13 | deputy for the Peoria County Sheriff's Department; he began | ||||||
14 | attending Michigan State University in the Police | ||||||
15 | Administration School, graduating in December 1962; he worked | ||||||
16 | for a time as the Director of Records and Communications for | ||||||
17 | the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department and then became a | ||||||
18 | consultant to police and fire departments, and over the next 6 | ||||||
19 | years, consulted for cities from Salt Lake City, Utah to | ||||||
20 | Johnstown, Rhode Island; in 1967, he became chief of police for | ||||||
21 | Inkster, Michigan and in 1969 he began working for Kent State | ||||||
22 | University as a consultant to the local police department, | ||||||
23 | eventually becoming the Kent State University Chief of Police; |
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1 | in 1972, he became an instructor at Illinois Central College in | ||||||
2 | the new police training academy; he was a member of the United | ||||||
3 | States Army Reserve for 6 years; and
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4 | WHEREAS, James Fyke ran for the post of Sheriff of Peoria | ||||||
5 | County, and although his attempt was unsuccessful, it resulted | ||||||
6 | in his being offered the position of United States Marshal for | ||||||
7 | the Central District of Illinois; he earned many awards during | ||||||
8 | his 13 years in the position and retired in 1995; and
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9 | WHEREAS, James Fyke was an active leader at West Bluff | ||||||
10 | Christian Church in Peoria; he was asked to spend a few weeks | ||||||
11 | helping at Harristown Christian Church near Decatur, which | ||||||
12 | turned into a stint of over 18 years; he was a member of the | ||||||
13 | Woodford County Historical Society, the Rotary Club of Eureka, | ||||||
14 | and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association; he | ||||||
15 | also served on the Woodford County Health Department Board; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, James Fyke was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
17 | his son, Matthew Lowell; his niece, Sandra Fyke; and his | ||||||
18 | brother, Harvey Frank Fyke; and
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19 | WHEREAS, James Fyke is survived by his wife, Karen; his | ||||||
20 | daughters, Kristen Fyke, Robin (Christopher) Robinson, and | ||||||
21 | Susan (Brandon) Bressner; his 8 grandchildren; his 5 | ||||||
22 | great-grandchildren; his siblings, Mary Ellen Yeast, Gary W. |
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1 | Fyke, and Barbara (Marc) Holder; and many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
2 | therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
5 | James Lowell Fyke, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
6 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
7 | further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of James Fyke as an expression of our | ||||||
10 | deepest sympathy.
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