Full Text of SR1570 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Jack Wesley Knott of St. Joseph, who | 4 | | passed away on June 13, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Knott was born in Urbana to Hiram Wesley | 6 | | Knott Jr. and Marian Louise Wood Knott on June 18, 1940; he | 7 | | grew up near Kolb Park in St. Joseph; he graduated from St. | 8 | | Joseph High School in 1959, where he was a choir member and | 9 | | participated in the state vocal contest; he attended Champaign | 10 | | Commercial College in 1962; he married Barbara Gale Maddock at | 11 | | St. Joseph Church of Christ on August 17, 1963; he served in | 12 | | the Illinois National Guard from 1963 to 1969 as a staff | 13 | | sergeant in the 1144th Transportation Battalion, and he | 14 | | completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jack Knott worked as a computing supervisor in the | 16 | | Computing Service Office at the University of Illinois from | 17 | | 1963 to 1997; he owned a jewelry store in the Lando Place Mall | 18 | | on campus for several years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jack Knott was actively involved in the St. Joseph | 20 | | community and was a member of several organizations, including | 21 | | the St. Joseph Civil Defense, the St. Joseph Lions Club, the | 22 | | St. Joseph Township Swearingen Memorial Library Board, and the |
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| 1 | | Mount Olive Cemetery Association Board; he was co-chairman of | 2 | | the 1972 St. Joseph Centennial; he was a member of St. Joseph | 3 | | Church of Christ; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jack Knott enjoyed spending time taking care of | 5 | | others, including his parents, his numerous great-aunts, and | 6 | | his grandchildren; he also enjoyed spending time with the | 7 | | McDonald's Coffee Group, his cat Sadie, going to the Casey's in | 8 | | St. Joseph, having breakfast at Henk's, and attending any | 9 | | events in which his grandchildren Riley and Hayden were | 10 | | involved; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jack Knott was an excellent singer, and he | 12 | | performed hundreds of times at weddings, funerals, and nursing | 13 | | homes; he was known as a people person and will be remembered | 14 | | for leaving countless smiles on people's faces; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jack Knott was preceded in death by his parents; | 16 | | his grandparents, John Bluford Wood and Ella Wood; his brother, | 17 | | James B. Knott; and his sister-in-law, Patricia M. Knott; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jack Knott is survived by his wife; his sons, | 19 | | Gregory John Knott (Brooke) and Kevin Wesley Knott (Julie); his | 20 | | grandchildren, Riley Knott and Hayden Knott; and his numerous | 21 | | cousins; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Jack Wesley Knott and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Jack Knott as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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