Full Text of SR0889 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 Albert Griffiths of Hanover, who | 4 | | passed away on August 9, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths was born on February 8, 1919 in | 6 | | Keosauqua, Iowa; his parents were Roy and Kathryn (nee Lazenby) | 7 | | Griffiths; he married Betty Gibson on December 5, 1942 in | 8 | | Washington, D.C.; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths attended Van Buren County School | 10 | | in Keosauqua; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths honorably served his country as a | 12 | | member of the United States Army Air Corps, earning the rank of | 13 | | sergeant; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths was employed as an electrician and | 15 | | businessman in the Village of Hanover and Flexonics in Savanna | 16 | | until his retirement; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths was a Life Member of Hanover | 18 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5300; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths enjoyed fixing anything that was |
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| 1 | | broken, talking to his friends, golfing, and spending time with | 2 | | his family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths was preceded in death by his wife, | 4 | | Betty; a grandson, Landon James Delvaux; and 2 great-grandsons, | 5 | | Patrick and Samuel Griffiths; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Griffiths is survived by his children, Al | 7 | | (Sandra) Griffiths, Dwaine Griffiths, Larry (Laurie) | 8 | | Griffiths, Jeff (Joyce) Griffiths, and Linda (Rick) Delvaux; 8 | 9 | | grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 2 | 10 | | great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of James Albert | 14 | | Griffiths; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of James Griffiths as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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