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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jack
D. | ||||||
| 4 | Davis of Springfield, who passed away on February 4, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Davis was born in Chicago to Russell and Edna | ||||||
| 6 | Bender on September 6, 1935; his father
died when he was a | ||||||
| 7 | child after which the family moved to a farm in Jefferson | ||||||
| 8 | County, where his
mother married his adoptive father, Melcher | ||||||
| 9 | "M.C." Davis; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jack Davis began college at the age of 15 at | ||||||
| 11 | Southern Illinois University; he graduated at the age of 19 and | ||||||
| 12 | shipped
off to Naval Officer Candidate School; he served as a | ||||||
| 13 | lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during
the Cold War; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Following his naval service, Jack Davis worked as | ||||||
| 15 | a counselor for the disabled; he met Virginia
"Ginny" Griffin | ||||||
| 16 | and they soon married; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Once Jack Davis and Ginny were married, they moved | ||||||
| 18 | to Chicago and Jack began work in the steel
industry, where he | ||||||
| 19 | built a successful steel company, Lexington Steel, which he | ||||||
| 20 | sold in 1975 to focus on life as a public servant; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Jack Davis served in the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 2 | Representatives for 10 years before he was elected to the | ||||||
| 3 | United States Congress in 1986; he served proudly on the House | ||||||
| 4 | Armed Services
Committee; following his service in Congress, he | ||||||
| 5 | and Ginny moved to Sangamon County; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Soon thereafter, President George H.W. Bush | ||||||
| 7 | called Jack Davis back to Washington, D.C. to serve as
the | ||||||
| 8 | Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force; he served | ||||||
| 9 | as assistant secretary during operations
Desert Shield and | ||||||
| 10 | Desert Storm; he flew a combat mission over Iraq during his | ||||||
| 11 | time in the desert
and was awarded the Meritorious Service | ||||||
| 12 | Medal for his combat role; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Jack Davis returned to Sangamon County and had a | ||||||
| 14 | successful radio program on WMAY for many years; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jack Davis had a love for traveling and he and | ||||||
| 16 | Ginny made numerous trips to their home on
the Sea of Cortez in | ||||||
| 17 | Mexico; he loved blue water and fishing; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jack Davis is survived by his wife of 58 years; | ||||||
| 19 | his children, Jill (Robert) Egizii, Heather (Charles IV)
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| 20 | Schenck, and Jack (Carolyn) Davis; and his nine beloved | ||||||
| 21 | grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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| 3 | mourn the passing of Jack D. Davis, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 4 | condolences to his family, friends, and all
who knew and loved | ||||||
| 5 | him; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Jack Davis as an
expression of our | ||||||
| 8 | deepest sympathy.
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