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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of former
4State Representative James Donald Holloway of Chester, who
5passed away August 20, 2011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was the eldest of 4 children born to Donald R.
7and Elvira "Massmann" Holloway; he began his education by
8attending Marshall School, grades one through 4, Niedringhaus
9School, grades 5 and 6, and Central School, grades 7 and 8; he
10moved with his parents to Sparta in 1945 and finished eighth
11grade in the Sparta school system; he attended Sparta Community
12High School and graduated in the "Gold Rush" class of 1949,
13having served as president of the junior class; and
 
14    WHEREAS, He married Doris E. Cundiff on June 28, 1958, in
15Chester; their attendants were Luke and Jennie File, editor and
16publishers of the Chester Herald Tribune; and
 
17    WHEREAS, He had always been interested in politics and
18started at an early age; in 1953, he filed for county treasurer
19on the Democratic ticket and was elected November 2, 1954;
20having served 4 years as county assessor and treasurer and not
21being eligible to succeed himself, he ran for the office of
22State representative from the 58th District, composed of the

 

 

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1counties of Monroe, Randolph, Jackson, Union, Pulaski, and
2Alexander; he was elected to the Illinois General Assembly on
3November 4, 1958, and re-elected for 8 consecutive terms,
4retiring in 1975 as a senior member of the House of
5Representatives; and
 
6    WHEREAS, He began a career with Egyptian Electric
7Cooperative Association upon leaving the treasurer's office in
81958; he assumed the duties of general manager and chief
9executive officer February 23, 1976 and served in that capacity
10until he resigned in 1983, to become executive assistant to
11Illinois Attorney General Neil F. Hartigan; he served in that
12capacity until he retired from public office effective in 1988;
13and
 
14    WHEREAS, He served as a director of the Illinois
15Presbyterian Home in Springfield and most recently served as a
16director of First National Bank of Steeleville, and as a member
17of the board of directors of the John A. Logan College
18Foundation; he also served as a commissioner of Williamson
19County Airport Authority; he attended Westminster Presbyterian
20Church; and
 
21WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepson,
22David Williams; and his sister, Susie Dempsey; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Former State Representative James Holloway is
2survived by his wife, Doris Holloway; his daughters, Karen
3Hamilton and Judith (Kenneth) Pullins; his brothers, Robert
4(Alene) Holloway and Donald (Lana) Holloway; his
5grandchildren; and his 3 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we mourn, along with his friends, family, and former
9constituents, the passing of former State Representative James
10Holloway; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of former State Representative James
13Holloway as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.