Full Text of HR0035 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of James A. | 4 | | "Jim" Maloof, who passed away on January 19, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, As a bumper sticker proclaimed the City of | 6 | | Peoria's demise with "Will the last person in Peoria Turn out | 7 | | the Lights", James Maloof's enthusiasm and his optimistic | 8 | | "Forward Peoria" platform swept him into office in 1985; he | 9 | | served for 3 four-year terms; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to James Maloof's leadership in restarting | 11 | | the Peoria area economy, the City of Peoria was designated an | 12 | | All American City in 1989 and 1992; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Maloof's passion for service called him to | 14 | | support his friend, Danny Thomas, in joining the first | 15 | | ALSAC/St. Jude board of directors in 1958, and serving for the | 16 | | rest of his life; during his tenure, he oversaw the creation of | 17 | | the world-renowned St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; in | 18 | | 1960, he initiated the first Teen March for St. Jude, which has | 19 | | been embraced nationwide; he also held or participated in St. | 20 | | Jude fundraisers in 35 states and exuded his enthusiasm for the | 21 | | now famous Memphis-to-Peoria Run; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Maloof was most proud of bringing a St. Jude | 2 | | Affiliate to Peoria, whose board he chaired until his death; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, After serving in the United States Army Air Corps | 5 | | during World War II, James Maloof worked at his family | 6 | | dry-cleaning business before starting Jim Maloof Realty in | 7 | | 1969, which stands today as a prominent central Illinois firm; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, James Maloof enjoyed great popularity as he sang | 10 | | at hundreds of wedding and funerals; he also sang with the | 11 | | Orpheus Club for 22 years and led the annual Journal Star | 12 | | Christmas Sing at the Courthouse for 40 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Maloof was known as "Governor Jim Edgar's | 14 | | favorite mayor" and was appointed to the Illinois Human Rights | 15 | | Commission for two terms by Governor Edgar; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, James Maloof was born on October 18, 1919, in | 17 | | Peoria; his parents were Nimer and Sarah Maloof; he married | 18 | | Gertrude "Trudy" Burson on June 28, 1941; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Maloof was preceded in death by his loving | 20 | | wife; his parents; his brothers, Abraham, Mitchell, and | 21 | | Fredrick; and his son, Mark; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Maloof is survived by his sons, Michael and | 2 | | Nicholas Maloof; his daughter, Janice Maloof; his | 3 | | grandchildren, Peter Thomas Maloof, Sarah Maloof, Lisa Maloof | 4 | | Hall, Christian Maloof, Katie Maloof, Lydia Maloof, Nick J. | 5 | | Maloof, Micheline Maloof, and Markie-Marie Maloof; and his | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Coralie Hall, Iona Hall, Aidan Maloof, | 7 | | Erin Maloof, and Meghan Maloof; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we mourn the passing of James A. "Jim" Maloof and extend our | 11 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 12 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of James Maloof as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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