Full Text of SR0555 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 James R. "Jim" Weisenborn of Quincy, who | 4 | | passed away on May 7, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Weisenborn was born in Quincy on October 28, | 6 | | 1931 to Ralph C. and Estella H. Ruff Weisenborn; he graduated | 7 | | from Quincy High School in 1949, where he played football for | 8 | | the Blue Devils; he went on to play on the University of | 9 | | Illinois football team from 1949 to 1950; he served in the | 10 | | United States Army in France for 14 months during the Korean | 11 | | War, and played for the 86th Regiment football team in 1952; he | 12 | | married Mary Ann Beckman on September 4, 1954 in Quincy; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After completing his military service, Jim | 14 | | Weisenborn returned to Quincy, where he was a lifelong farmer; | 15 | | he was recognized as an outstanding young farmer of Adams | 16 | | County in 1964 by the Quincy Jaycees; he was a member and past | 17 | | President of the Adams County Farm Bureau and was involved in | 18 | | its political action committee; he was co-leader of the Quincy | 19 | | Highlanders 4-H Club for 19 years; he was also a former real | 20 | | estate agent with the Brown and Mating Realty Company and Davis | 21 | | and Associates Realty; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Jim Weisenborn was past President of the Salem |
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| 1 | | Church Council; he was a member of Madison Park Christian | 2 | | Church, where he served as an elder for many years and was | 3 | | selected as Chairman of the eldership; he also served as | 4 | | Chairman of the building committee, taught Sunday school, | 5 | | spearheaded a seniors ministry, and participated as a mentor to | 6 | | many; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Jim Weisenborn enjoyed both goose and duck hunting | 8 | | as well as hunting elk in Colorado; he collected Indian | 9 | | artifacts and enjoyed traveling with family and friends; he | 10 | | attended many sporting and musical events of his children and | 11 | | grandchildren; upon retirement, he was highly involved with his | 12 | | wife's passion for collecting antique buttons; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Weisenborn was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents, and his son-in-law, David Wand; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jim Weisenborn is survived by his wife, Mary; his | 16 | | 5 children, Ann (Rick) Carmack, Jack (Pam) Weisenborn, Steve | 17 | | (Sheri) Weisenborn, Tom Weisenborn, and Susie (Jerry) Grist; | 18 | | his 8 grandchildren; and his 10 great-grandchildren; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | James R. "Jim" Weisenborn, and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 1 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Jim Weisenborn as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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