Full Text of SR0339 93rd General Assembly
SR0339 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of James "Jim" Cruse of | 4 |
| Kewanee on October 11, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Cruse was born on June 16, 1920 in Magnolia, | 6 |
| Kentucky the son of Biven and Margaret (Harbin) Cruse; he came | 7 |
| to Illinois as a young man and was schooled in Castleton and | 8 |
| graduated from Wyoming High School; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Lona Mae Jacobs on November 13, 1942 in | 10 |
| Phoenix City, Alabama; she preceded him in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Cruse was an Army veteran of World War II and | 12 |
| was taken as a prisoner of war two times, once in France and | 13 |
| also in Germany; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Cruse worked at the Kewanee Works Walworth | 15 |
| Co., Penberthy Co. in Prophetstown, and International | 16 |
| Harvester Co.; he retired in 1979; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Cruse was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars | 18 |
| (VFW) Post 8078 of Kewanee, the Kewanee American Legion, the | 19 |
| Flemish American Club of Kewanee, and the Moose Club of | 20 |
| Kewanee; and
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| WHEREAS, James Cruse's passing will be deeply felt by many, | 22 |
| especially his three daughters, Mrs. Wes (Judy) McNaught, Mrs. | 23 |
| Ken (Gail) Knowles, and Mrs. Spike (Terry) Young; his son, Greg | 24 |
| (Lynette) Cruse; his sister, Ella Catton; his 20 grandchildren, | 25 |
| Jamie, Julie, Jimmy, Jeff, Wesley, Lisa, Gordon, Harvey, | 26 |
| Marilyn, Jason, Kendra, Keri, Traci, Niki, Chad, Mark, Ty, | 27 |
| Scott, Chris, and Kelly; and his 18 great-grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by three sons, a |
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| granddaughter, a great-granddaughter, a brother, and two | 2 |
| sisters; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 5 |
| James "Jim" Cruse along with all who knew and loved him and | 6 |
| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and | 7 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of James "Jim" Cruse as an expression | 10 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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