HR0757LRB098 16843 GRL 51914 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jack D.
4West, who passed away on December 18, 2013; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jack West was born on October 23, 1946 in Herrin;
6his parents were Dean and Vada (nee Newton) West; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Jack West served his country as a member of the
8United States Navy and served 2 tours in Vietnam; he was also a
9lifetime member of the Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Jack West worked for the Marion Police Department
11for 29 years, retiring at the rank of sergeant; in 2007, he
12began working as a courtroom security guard for the Williamson
13County Sheriff's Office; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Jack West was preceded in death by his parents;
15his son, Brian West; and his sister, Judy Gordon; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Jack West is survived by his wife, Debbie West;
17his son, Jerry (Melissa) West; his grandchildren, Rebecca West,
18Katelyn West, Shelby Crites, Steven D. West, and Stephanie
19West; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ronald and Barbara
20Travelstead; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mark and

 

 

HR0757- 2 -LRB098 16843 GRL 51914 r

1Joy Travelstead; and his 3 nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of
5Jack D. West; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Jack West as an expression of our
8sympathy.