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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  James H. Cross of Champaign, who passed 
4away on June 1, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, James Cross was born on January 11, 1943 in 
6Urbana; his parents were Everett and Lillian Cross; he married 
7Linda K. Sawyer on January 9, 1965; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, James Cross served his country as a member of the 
9United States National Guard; and
 
10    WHEREAS, James Cross graduated from Urbana High School in 
111961; after high school, he went to work for his father at the 
12H.S. Grindley Company, where he delivered, installed, and fixed 
13appliances; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, In 1970, James Cross joined the Champaign Fire 
15Department, where he served as a firefighter for almost 30 
16years until his retirement in 1999 at the rank of lieutenant; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Following his retirement, James Cross expanded 
19Huber's West End, a store he purchased in 1989 so that he would 
20have "something to do" on his days off from the fire 
 
 
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1department; he also expanded his car collection and enjoyed all 
2kinds of cars, from roadsters to speedsters to touring cars; he 
3was also a fixture in Champaign-Urbana's 4th of July Parade, 
4winning awards every year for his beautifully restored cars; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, James Cross is survived by his wife, Linda; 2 
7children, Melissa Hildreth and Chris Cross; and 5 
8grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
11family and friends, mourn the passing of James H. Cross; and be 
12it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of James Cross as an expression of our 
15sympathy.