Full Text of SR0117 99th 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" Bowles, III, who passed away | 4 | | on January 29, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Bowles, III was born in Chicago on October 8, | 6 | | 1927; he graduated from high school in Highland Park and served | 7 | | in the United States Naval Air Force during World War II aboard | 8 | | the USS Menard; after the war, he attended Illinois Wesleyan | 9 | | University and graduated in 1951; he married Ann Capen on | 10 | | December 1, 1951; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Bowles, III worked for Kaiser Aluminum in | 12 | | Ohio for a time, before moving back to Bloomington and joining | 13 | | his father-in-law in the insurance business; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Bowles, III married Patsy Henderson on | 15 | | November 18, 1981; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, John Bowles, III enjoyed golfing, hunting, | 17 | | fishing, camping, traveling, and following the Green Bay | 18 | | Packers; he was an officer and director of the Chicago District | 19 | | Golf Association and officiated at many golf tournaments; he | 20 | | was also a course rater for Golf Digest for 25 years and was a | 21 | | member of the Bloomington Country Club and Bob O' Link Golf |
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| 1 | | Club; he authored a textbook on golf rules called "The Rules | 2 | | Caddie" to assist coaches when teaching players the rules of | 3 | | golf, which numerous high school coaches around the country are | 4 | | using today; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, John Bowles, III served on many local boards and | 6 | | was involved in numerous organizations, including Victory | 7 | | Hall, the Children's Foundation, the McLean County Historical | 8 | | Society (emeritus), National City Bank Director, the Young | 9 | | Men's Club, the Knights of Columbus, the Pratt Music | 10 | | Foundation, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Illinois State | 11 | | Insurance Association; he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta | 12 | | Fraternity and a risk manager for his national fraternity; he | 13 | | was also a longtime member of the historic St. Patrick's Church | 14 | | and Holy Trinity Church; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Bowles, III was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his first wife, Ann; his brother, Jim; and his | 17 | | granddaughter, Kelsey Seyller; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Bowles, III is survived by his wife, Patsy; | 19 | | his 6 daughters, Cindy (Stephen) Shaffer, Mary Beth Lewis, | 20 | | Vicki (Mark) Seyller, Kim Bowles, Nancy Bowles, and Tina | 21 | | Buckley Cox; his son, Tyler (Angie) Buckley; his 11 | 22 | | grandchildren; his 13 great-grandchildren; his brother, Father | 23 | | Bill Bowles; and many cousins, nephews, and nieces; therefore, |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | John "Jack" Bowles, III, and extend our sincere condolences to | 5 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of John Bowles, III as an expression of | 9 | | our deepest sympathy.
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