Full Text of SR0789 96th General Assembly
SR0789 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of John Henderson of Springfield, who passed | 4 |
| away on March 12, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born July 19, 1939 in Marion, the son of | 6 |
| John and Reva Pemberton Henderson; his father died at a young | 7 |
| age and his mother married Robert Hope, who became the father | 8 |
| figure in his life; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the United States Air Force in 1957, | 10 |
| serving as an airman first class; he married Rose Soltys on | 11 |
| August 26, 1967; and
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| WHEREAS, He was retired from the Illinois Department of | 13 |
| Revenue, where he worked for 34 years as a computer security | 14 |
| administrator; he worked for the Illinois Secretary of State as | 15 |
| a computer programmer for 4 years; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council | 17 |
| #4175; he coached his son's little league soccer and baseball | 18 |
| teams; he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the | 19 |
| pride and joy of his life, his granddaughter; he enjoyed | 20 |
| woodworking and watching poker on television; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and his | 2 |
| stepfather, Robert Hope; and
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| WHEREAS, John Henderson is survived by his wife, Rose; his | 4 |
| son, Brian K. (Cimone) Henderson; his sister, Carole (John) | 5 |
| Davis; his granddaughter, Arianna Henderson; his aunts, his | 6 |
| niece; his nephews; his great-nieces; his great-nephews; and | 7 |
| his cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John Henderson; and be | 11 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of John Henderson as a symbol of our | 14 |
| sincere sympathy.
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