Full Text of SR2039 100th 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 Jesse James Ratfield of Marengo, who | 4 | | passed away on September 10, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield was born to Merritt and Margaret | 6 | | (Schwarz) Ratfield on November 19, 1925; he was raised on a | 7 | | farm in Marengo and graduated from Marengo Community High | 8 | | School in 1943; after graduating, he joined the United States | 9 | | Marine Corp, where he was a corporal with the Marine Air | 10 | | Warning Squadron 7; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield retired from a management position | 12 | | at Commonwealth Edison after 39 years of service; after | 13 | | retirement, he and his wife relocated to Palm Bay, Florida; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield was an elder at The First | 15 | | Presbyterian Church in Marengo; he was a 32nd degree Master | 16 | | Mason, a past President of the McHenry County Shrine Club, a | 17 | | member of the Shriners Air Squadron, a past financial advisor | 18 | | for the Tebala Shriners, and a past Commander at the Marengo | 19 | | VFW; in 2013, he was inducted into the Marengo Community High | 20 | | School Football Hall of Fame; he enjoyed flying, traveling, | 21 | | fishing, and golfing; he will be remembered for his wonderful | 22 | | storytelling abilities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his sisters, Della Kellogg, Normal Noe, and Neva | 3 | | Listy; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield is survived by his wife of 69 | 5 | | years, Betty Lou; his children, Nancy (Jim) Jamrozek, Tom (Pam) | 6 | | Ratfield, and Bill (Pamela) Ratfield; his six grandchildren; | 7 | | and his nine great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Jesse James Ratfield and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jesse Ratfield as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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