Full Text of SR1031 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 William Ayers of Spring Grove, who | 4 | | passed away on March 5, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Ayers was born on December 31, 1941 in | 6 | | Waterloo, Iowa; his parents were Lowell and Katherine Ayers; he | 7 | | married Margaret (Maggie) Bellingham in 1976; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, While attending Waterloo East High School, James | 9 | | Ayers was employed as a writer at the Waterloo Courier and | 10 | | later at the Fort Dodge Messenger and Rochester Post Bulletin; | 11 | | in the late 1960s, he worked in public affairs with the | 12 | | Minnesota Republican Party before moving back to Rochester to | 13 | | work as an editorial writer at the Post Bulletin, where he | 14 | | lived with his family for 18 years until they moved to | 15 | | Johnsburg, where he worked as an independent insurance agent; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, James Ayers was a member of All Saints Lutheran | 18 | | Church and the Johnsburg OldTimers Baseball Club; his love of | 19 | | sports was expressed through his officiating at recreational, | 20 | | youth, high school, and college baseball, softball, | 21 | | basketball, football and volleyball games, which continued up | 22 | | until his passing; he enjoyed attending local sporting events |
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| 1 | | and University of Minnesota Golden Gopher games with his sons; | 2 | | he also enjoyed traveling with his family, jokes, playing board | 3 | | and card games with his family, and watching birds and wildlife | 4 | | from his back deck; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Ayers is survived by his wife, Margaret; his | 6 | | sons, Nathan and Brandon (Giana); his siblings, Josephine | 7 | | (Phil), David (Bev), John (Cathie), and Joan (Diane); his | 8 | | father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bill and Carmen Bellingham; | 9 | | his other in-laws; and his many nieces, nephews, extended | 10 | | family members, and referee colleagues; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of James William Ayers; | 14 | | and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of James Ayers as an expression of our | 17 | | sympathy.
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