Full Text of SR1427 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 John "Jack" L. Hoff of Waukegan, who | 4 | | passed away on August 1, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack was born on September 8, 1926; he attended | 6 | | Immaculate Conception Grade School, and, in 1944, he joined the | 7 | | United States Air Force, serving as a crew chief on B-29s; he | 8 | | married Eda Ramacci in 1945; for a short time, he played | 9 | | semi-pro football for the Waukegan Merchants; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jack joined his father, Clarence, on the Waukegan | 11 | | police force in 1949 and stayed there until 1976; he started as | 12 | | a patrolman, walking a beat and driving a motorcycle; he served | 13 | | as the night shift commander of the detective bureau, became a | 14 | | life-time master pistol marksman with the National Rifle | 15 | | Association, and served as the department training officer; he | 16 | | and his brother, Larry, achieved a first in Waukegan police | 17 | | history when they were promoted to captain together, finishing | 18 | | the examination in first and second place; in 1969, the | 19 | | Exchange Club of Waukegan named Captain Hoff the Outstanding | 20 | | Law Enforcement Officer of Lake County; his oldest son, Ralph, | 21 | | joined his father with the Waukegan police department in 1973; | 22 | | in 1976, he retired from the police department to become the | 23 | | security chief of Lakehurst Mall; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jack served the city of Waukegan as a 7th ward | 2 | | alderman; he founded the Captain's Security Corporation in | 3 | | 1980, and the company is still in business in Waukegan; his | 4 | | hobbies included baseball, boating, and driving his 1963 Falcon | 5 | | convertible, restored by his son, Steve; he also enjoyed trap | 6 | | shooting, however, his passion was golf; he was a member of | 7 | | Glen Flora Country Club, and, on July 3, 1999, he accomplished | 8 | | one of golf's rare feats by shooting his age of 72; he also had | 9 | | 5 hole in ones through the years; he was a member of St. Dismas | 10 | | Church, CCKC, Northbrook, a former President of the Waukegan | 11 | | Police Association, and a member of the Waukegan Police Pension | 12 | | Board; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jack was preceded in death by his parents, and his | 14 | | brother, Lawrence; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jack was the beloved husband of Eda; the loving | 16 | | father of Ralph Hoff, Steve Hoff, and Susan (Robert) Horrom; | 17 | | the dear grandfather of Kris, Kelli, Natalie, and Stephanie; 7 | 18 | | great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | John "Jack" L. Hoff, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of John "Jack" L. Hoff as an expression | 5 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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