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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of John H. "Jack" Barickman of Streator, who
4passed away on October 4, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, John Barickman was born on January 28, 1921; his
6parents were Bert and Agnes Barickman; he married Pauline Vanko
7on October 17, 1953; and
 
8    WHEREAS, John Barickman attended St. Anthony Grade School
9and graduated from Streator High School in 1939 after earning
10letters in three sports; and
 
11    WHEREAS, John Barickman served with the 101st Airborne
12Division during World War II and parachuted into Normandy on
13June 6, 1944, and into Holland in September of 1944; he also
14participated in the defense of Bastogne, Belgium with his unit,
15the 506th Parachute Regiment, where he was wounded; he was
16awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantry
17Badge, and four Battle Stars for his service; after being
18wounded, he served as a parachute instructor at Fort Benning,
19Georgia and was discharged as a Staff Sergeant in November of
201945; one of his fondest memories is meeting General Omar
21Bradley during the 25th anniversary of D-Day in 1969; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, John Barickman worked at Owens-Illinois Glass in
2various departments, spending most of his years in the steel
3gang in the maintenance department; he retired in November of
41983 after 33 years of service; he also worked in construction
5for 10 years; and
 
6    WHEREAS, John Barickman was a member of the former St.
7Stephen's Church; and
 
8    WHEREAS, John Barickman was a Red Cross volunteer for 25
9years during which time he donated 30 gallons of blood; he was
10a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1492 and
11participated in the Color Guard at funerals; in 1983, he was
12elected to La Salle County Old Timers Hall of Fame in
13recognition of his years playing baseball in the 1940s and
141950s; he enjoyed reading about history, visiting Civil War
15battlefields, attending Army reunions, and being with good
16friends at the VFW and the YMCA; he also enjoyed baseball,
17particularly the New York Yankees; and
 
18    WHEREAS, John Barickman was preceded in death by his
19parents; his wife, Pauline; his brothers, Dan and Bert
20Barickman; his sisters, Alba Reihl, Julia Donaldson, and an
21infant sister, Nancy Barickman; and
 
22    WHEREAS, John Barickman is survived by his children,

 

 

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1Suzanne and Paul, and his grandsons, Matthew and Nathaniel;
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
5family and friends, mourn the passing of John H. "Jack"
6Barickman; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the family of John Barickman as an expression of
9our sympathy.