Full Text of SR1057 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of James Dillow of Shannon, who | 4 | | passed away on December 10, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Dillow was born on August 29, 1972, to James | 6 | | and Janice (Stoner) Dillow; he graduated Eastland High School | 7 | | in 1990, attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South | 8 | | Carolina, and graduated from St. Anthony College of Nursing in | 9 | | Rockford; he married Rachel Cruz on August 20, 1994, in | 10 | | Shannon; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Dillow was a member of Shannon Baptist | 12 | | Church; he enjoyed photography, dancing, gardening, and music- | 13 | | especially playing piano; he enjoyed Christmas shopping, | 14 | | spending time with his family, and numerous activities with his | 15 | | children from playing dress-up to going hunting; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Dillow was a FHN Memorial Hospital nursing | 17 | | supervisor; he was a flight nurse for REACT of Rockford | 18 | | Memorial Hospital for 11 years; it was during the discharge of | 19 | | his duties for REACT that he and fellow flight nurse Karen | 20 | | Hollis, and pilot Andrew Olesen, perished when they encountered | 21 | | bad weather on route to pick up a critically ill patient; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Dillow was preceded in death by his | 2 | | grandparents, William and Myrtle Dillow and David and Cecil | 3 | | Stoner; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Dillow is survived by his wife, Rachel; his | 5 | | daughters, Shelby and Libby; his sons, Gabriel and Jacob; his | 6 | | parents, James and Janice Dillow; his sisters, Deanne (Paul) | 7 | | Rose, Vickie Meinsma, Julie (John) Liles, and Jamie (Scott) | 8 | | White; his father and mother-in-law, Sebastian and Jean Cruz; | 9 | | his sister-in-law, Gina (Brad) Walker; his nieces and nephews, | 10 | | Justin (Ashley) Wolber, Kristy (Jim) Dowling, Desiree (Travis) | 11 | | Holz, Michael Rose, Breanna Rose, Kayla (Derek) Carroll, Bryce | 12 | | Meinsma, Brett Meinsma, Autumn White, Ethan White, Courtney | 13 | | Walker, and Margaret Walker; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | James Dillow, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of James Dillow as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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