Full Text of SR0382 101st 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 Jack A. Henderson of Gurnee, who passed | 4 | | away on April 11, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Henderson was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on | 6 | | March 28, 1930; he attended high school in Kenosha and | 7 | | graduated from Waukegan Township High School; in 1950, he | 8 | | enlisted in the United States Navy and served loyally in combat | 9 | | operations for four years while aboard the USS Blue and the USS | 10 | | Juneau; in 1953, while serving in the Korean War, he was | 11 | | baptized into the Roman Catholic faith; he married Marion | 12 | | Deinlein at St. Mary in Fremont Center on November 20, 1954; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After returning from the war, Jack Henderson began | 15 | | his career as a firefighter in Highland Park; he rose to the | 16 | | rank of lieutenant at the North Chicago Fire Department; he | 17 | | served as fire chief at Abbott Lab; inspired by his father, who | 18 | | was also a firefighter, he inspired his two sons and a grandson | 19 | | to become firefighters and paramedics; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jack Henderson enjoyed traveling and visited the | 21 | | Far East, the Middle East, and various places in Europe; he | 22 | | traveled to the Lakewoods Resort in Cable, Wisconsin every |
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| 1 | | summer to vacation with his family; he would tell stories | 2 | | around the campfire, teach his grandchildren how to drive on | 3 | | the backroads around the resort, and take his grandchildren on | 4 | | "bear excursions"; he loved his grandchildren, and they called | 5 | | him "Grampa Apple"; he began playing golf at age 52 and | 6 | | routinely played five days a week; he remained close with his | 7 | | military comrades and enjoyed the annual USS Juneau reunions | 8 | | with his shipmates; in 2018, he participated in a Honor Flight | 9 | | trip to Washington, D.C. and was accompanied by his grandson, | 10 | | Ryan; they had the privilege and honor of visiting the Korean | 11 | | War Memorial; affectionately known as "Apple Jack", he will be | 12 | | remembered for his sense of humor, compassion, and smile; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jack Henderson is survived by his wife, Marion; | 14 | | his children, Doug (Jill) Henderson, Greg (Jane) Henderson, | 15 | | Jeff (Beth) Henderson, and Tina (Mike) Burke; his | 16 | | grandchildren, Sarah and Brian Henderson, Paul (Danielle) and | 17 | | Jeff Henderson, Chris, Michael, and Liza Henderson, and Ryan, | 18 | | Katie, and Jack Burke; and his great-grandchildren, Charlotte | 19 | | and Vivian Henderson; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Jack A. Henderson and extend our sincere condolences to his | 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 24 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Jack Henderson as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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