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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 E. Blair of Erie, who passed away |
| 4 | | on July 31, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Blair was born in rural Scott
County to |
| 6 | | James Harlie and Flora Belle Walker Blair on March 11, 1928; he |
| 7 | | served in the United States Marine Corps during both World War |
| 8 | | II and the Korean War; he married Jean Ann Rose at
Erie Baptist |
| 9 | | Church on May 23, 1959; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Blair worked in various industries, |
| 11 | | including 27 years at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline |
| 12 | | as a millwright; he was a commercial sign painter and artist |
| 13 | | and mechanic; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Blair's hobbies included woodworking, |
| 15 | | general carpentry, and electrical projects; for many years, he |
| 16 | | helped with the Rose Farm apple business, selling apples and |
| 17 | | caring for approximately 24 trees; he was involved in building |
| 18 | | projects and sign painting at King's Camp in Chana and Newton |
| 19 | | Zion Reformed Church in rural Erie; he was an avid camper and |
| 20 | | loved spending time with his family and friends at King's Camp; |
| 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Blair was a member of Newton Zion Reformed |
| 2 | | Church, where he served as an elder and deacon; he served on |
| 3 | | the board at his church, Resthave Home in Morrison, and King's |
| 4 | | Camp; he served as a troop leader for the Erie Boy Scout Troop |
| 5 | | 101 and was a United Auto Workers Local 865 member; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Blair was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 7 | | his grandson, Timothy Lofgren; three brothers; and seven |
| 8 | | sisters; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Blair is survived by his wife, Jean Ann |
| 10 | | Blair; his children, David (Marilyn) Blair, Kathy
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| 11 | | (Christopher) Lofgren, Carolyn Jean Blair, and Linda (Imad) |
| 12 | | Al-Suleiman; his grandchildren, David (Lindsie) Blair, Thomas |
| 13 | | (Angela) Blair, Aaron Blair, Monica (Markus) Underwood, Kelli |
| 14 | | (Andrew) Beall, Emili (Daniel) Utz, Rebecca Behnami, Matthew |
| 15 | | Behnami, Mohammed Al-Suleiman, Amirah Al-Suleiman, and |
| 16 | | Muhanned Al-Suleiman; and six great-grandchildren; therefore, |
| 17 | | be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 20 | | James E. Blair, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 22 | | further
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