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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of James "Jim" Norman McGill of North Pekin,
4who passed away on May 5, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born on May 27, 1935, to John Inman McGill
6and Opal (Mezo) McGill in Tucker's Corner, near the town of
7McLeansboro, in Hamilton County; he moved to Peoria at age 17,
8immediately after high school, where he worked at Caterpillar
9as a shop floor sweeper; he completed his accounting degree by
10attending night school from 1961 through 1978 at Bradley
11University under the GI Bill; in 1996, he retired from
12Caterpillar as an accountant after nearly 44 years of service,
13rising to the level of plant auditor; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Shortly after starting to work at Caterpillar, he
15was drafted into the United States Army in 1958 and served in
16the military intelligence department in Germany, receiving an
17honorable discharge in 1960; while serving his country, he met
18Elfriede Anna Meiser, whom he married on June 12, 1960; and
 
19    WHEREAS, He helped salvage and keep alive North Pekin's Cub
20Scout Pack 145, from 1967 through May 1972; he served as a
21coach in various youth baseball organizations, inspired by his
22life-long love of baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals; he

 

 

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1served the Village of North Pekin for 40 years, serving as
2village treasurer, trustee, and on various committees from 1971
3through 2002; he was a past member of UAW Local 974, serving on
4the election committee, publication committee, chairman of
5community services committee, and was a delegate to the state
6AFL-CIO Convention; and
 
7    WHEREAS, He was a life and 54-year member of the Empire
8Lodge No. 126 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons in Pekin, a member
9of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Peoria, and
10was active and was a past president in its Men's Club for many
11years; he was a member of the Tazewell County Democratic Club;
12he was a long serving Democratic precinct committeeman; he was
13a member of the Boy Scouts of America, AMVETS, the National
14Association of Accountants, and the American Foundrymen's
15Society; he was an active member of the AARP, a board member of
16the Friends of Friedrichshafen, and the treasurer for Harmonie;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, He was an Emeritus Member of the Illinois Society
19Association of Executives since 2006; he served as executive
20director of the Illinois Cast Metals Association for many
21years; he also served on the Tazewell County Board and on the
22Pekin Township Board; he served as past president of the
23following organizations: the Illinois Municipal Treasurer's
24Association (1989-90), the North Pekin Marquette Heights

 

 

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1Jaycees, Peoria's German American Society, the Harry S. Truman
2Club (1973-76), the Illinois Cast Metals Association, and the
3Caterpillar Retirees Club; and
 
4    WHEREAS, He served on the Advisory Board of the Salvation
5Army for 20 years, serving as chair from 1992 to 1995; he
6served as the head of the Hamilton County Association in
7central Illinois from 1972 to 2010; he greatly enjoyed visiting
8with old friends and neighbors from his home county; he and his
9wife loved to travel to visit family and friends in Germany and
10spend time on the beach in Florida; and
 
11    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Inman; his
12mother, Opal; and his sisters, Alice (McGill) Kelso and Glenda
13Sue McGill; and
 
14    WHEREAS, James McGill is survived by his wife; his
15children, Norman (Sheri) McGill, Monica McGill, and Chris
16(Julie) McGill; his beloved grandchildren, Sean, Mitch, Ian,
17Collin, and Miles McGill, Annamaria, Olivia, and Ava Lu, and
18Nicole and Bradley McGill; his brothers, John (Becky) McGill
19and Gary (Sue) McGill; his sisters, Judy (Jerry) Prince, JoAnne
20(Robert) Gray, Grace DaVolt, Mary Ruth Craddock, Dorothy
21Roberts, and Jane (Bill) Hollis; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2his family and friends, the passing of James McGill; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of James McGill as a symbol of our
6sincere sympathy.