Full Text of SR1441 98th General Assembly
SR1441 98TH 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 James Edward Foster, Sr. of Carlinville, | | 4 | | who passed away on July 14, 2014; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. was born on July 3, 1927 in | | 6 | | Miller City; his parents were Herron Cecil Foster and | | 7 | | Georgeanna (nee Dain) Foster; he married Helen Faye Foster on | | 8 | | February 10, 1951; and
| | 9 | | WHEREAS, After high school, James Foster, Sr. served his | | 10 | | country as a member of the United States Navy during World War | | 11 | | II aboard the USS Marquette; and
| | 12 | | WHEREAS, After serving his country, James Foster, Sr. went | | 13 | | to work as a manager for Tri-City Grocery Stores for more than | | 14 | | 30 years; he also worked as a manager for Harmon's IGA stores; | | 15 | | and
| | 16 | | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. enjoyed flying and was a private | | 17 | | pilot, flight instructor, and commercial pilot; and
| | 18 | | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. was a member of the Mount Nebo | | 19 | | Masonic Lodge in Carlinville and Trinity Assembly of God Church | | 20 | | in Olive Branch; and
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| | 1 | | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. was preceded in death by his | | 2 | | parents; his wife, Helen; a brother, Raymond; and a sister, | | 3 | | Helen; and
| | 4 | | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. is survived by 3 sons, James | | 5 | | (Rita) Foster, Jr., Gary (Robin) Foster, and Michael (Margie) | | 6 | | Foster; 3 daughters, Sheila Foster, Deborah (Mike) Wilson, and | | 7 | | Amy (Jerry) Wilson; 7 grandchildren, Stephanie (Brian) Eldred, | | 8 | | Jamie Foster, Kara Wilson (Mike Kaskey), Rachel Wilson, Jessica | | 9 | | (Robert) Ford, Steven (Anne) Foster, and Marissa Foster; 7 | | 10 | | great-grandchildren, Robert "Tripp" Ford, III, Austin Kaskey, | | 11 | | Matthew and Elyse Eldred, and Gwen, Kendall, and Kathleen | | 12 | | Foster; 2 sisters, Evelyn Williams and JoAnn Brubaker; and many | | 13 | | nieces, nephews, and other relatives; therefore, be it
| | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | | 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of James Edward Foster, | | 17 | | Sr.; and be it further
| | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 19 | | presented to the family of James Foster, Sr. as an expression | | 20 | | of our sympathy.
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