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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of John Timmes of Peoria, who passed away on
4July 27, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, John Timmes was born in Jackson, Mississippi on
6February 19, 1925 to Charley and Ophelia (Rembert) Timmes; he
7married Kathryn Williams on August 11, 1956 in Ashland,
8Kentucky; he was educated in the Jackson, Mississippi school
9system and was a United States Army veteran, serving from 1943
10to 1945 during World War II; and
 
11    WHEREAS, John Timmes began a long career in law enforcement
12in 1958 as a patrolman in the Peoria Police Department; he was
13promoted to Sergeant in 1966 and worked in the juvenile and
14civic affairs division for the next 16 years; he and his
15partner and long-time friend, George Shadid, were the first
16integrated partners on Peoria's police force; and
 
17    WHEREAS, after retiring from the police department, John
18Timmes worked security at Caterpillar, Inc., as head of
19security at the Peoria Civic Center, and at Peoria School
20District 150, serving Manual High School and Trewyn Middle
21School; he provided security for the Carver Community Center
22and at the Riverplex as a Peoria Park District police officer

 

 

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1until his final retirement in 2005; and
 
2    WHEREAS, John Timmes was named Peoria Policeman of the Year
3in 1970 and was inducted into the Peoria African-American Hall
4of Fame Museum in 2000; his many other awards include the
5Lifetime Service Award from the Peoria Afro-American Police
6League in 2006; and
 
7    WHEREAS, John Timmes was an avid tennis player who won many
8city tournaments with his favorite partner, Dr. James Stafford;
9he served on the board of directors of the Carver Community
10Center and was a member of the Bradley University Omega Psi Phi
11Fraternity, the Tri-County Urban League Guild, and Bethel
12United Methodist Church; and
 
13    WHEREAS, John Timmes was preceded in death by his parents;
14his daughter, Janique Timmes; his brother, Elbert Timmes; his
15niece, Joan Timmes; and his nephew, Milton Timmes; and
 
16    WHEREAS, John Timmes is survived by his wife, Kathryn W.
17Timmes; his daughters, Johnna N. Timmes and Carolyn Collins;
18his sisters, Doris (Walter) Nelson and Ida B. Kelly; his
19nephews, Charles (Valerie) Timmes and Vanness Nelson; his
20nieces, Cynthia Long and Patricia Timmes; his great-niece,
21Brittany (Steve) Graves; his great-nephew, Trenton N. Timmes;
22and a host of other family and friends; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3John Timmes, and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
4friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of John Timmes as an expression of our
7deepest sympathy.