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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 Paul Meisenheimer of Bunker Hill, |
| 4 | | who passed away on May 31, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Meisenheimer was born in Alton on August 15, |
| 6 | | 1925 to Julius and Nellie (nee Braden)
Meisenheimer; he served |
| 7 | | in the United States Army during World War II and married |
| 8 | | Gladys M. Wood on August 3, 1950 in Carlinville; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Meisenheimer worked for Alton Boxboard for |
| 10 | | 43 years; he worked for Meisenheimer Trucking and Excavating |
| 11 | | since 1963 and also did drain cleaning; he dug the graves at |
| 12 | | the
local Bunker Hill area cemeteries since 1968; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Meisenheimer raised horses and took them to |
| 14 | | the Illinois State Fair; he took great
pride and joy in |
| 15 | | watching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren play |
| 16 | | sports; he enjoyed fishing with his
grandkids and taking them |
| 17 | | swimming at his brother Earl's pond; he was a St. Louis |
| 18 | | Cardinal baseball fan; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Meisenheimer was preceded in death by his |
| 20 | | parents; his son, Tom Meisenheimer; his granddaughter, Brandy |
| 21 | | Hanner; his great-granddaughter,
Evelynn Grace Santel; and his |
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| 1 | | brother, Bob Meisenheimer; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, James Meisenheimer is survived by his wife, |
| 3 | | Gladys; his son, Jim (Janice) Meisenheimer; his daughters, |
| 4 | | Peggy Bennett and Christy Santel; his grandchildren, Deidre
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| 5 | | (Joe) Charles, Jimmy (Moriah) Meisenheimer, Andrea (Josh) |
| 6 | | Kohring, Tommy (Meghan) Santel, JR (fiancee Nicki) Santel, Nick |
| 7 | | (companion Gina) Santel, and Steve (Shannon) Clemonds; his |
| 8 | | great-grandchildren,
Kendall Meisenheimer, Colleen |
| 9 | | Meisenheimer, Jacob Kohring, Lauren Kohring, Eva Kohring, |
| 10 | | Logan
Santel, Tyler Santel, Zoey Santel, and Christian Howell; |
| 11 | | his brothers, Earl Meisenheimer and Kenny (Betty)
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| 12 | | Meisenheimer; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; |
| 13 | | therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | James Paul Meisenheimer, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 18 | | further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of James Meisenheimer as an expression |
| 21 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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