Full Text of SR0583 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 James "Jim" Schipper of Hillsdale, who | 4 | | passed away on July 22, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Schipper was born in Clinton, Iowa to Kenneth | 6 | | Schipper and Donna Lynn Juist on December 25, 1960; he attended | 7 | | Geneseo schools and graduated from Erie High School in 1979; he | 8 | | then attended Black Hawk College; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jim Schipper worked as a farmer; he also owned and | 10 | | operated his own truck and drove for Ace Doran Hauling and | 11 | | Rigging; he received the Million Mile Award as a truck driver; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Schipper loved racing with his family; he | 14 | | enjoyed the mudd boggs at the Bike Barn in Fenton and drag | 15 | | racing at the Cordova drag strip; when he was younger, he went | 16 | | trail riding and participated in horse shows with his mother; | 17 | | he collected and restored Allis-Chalmers tractors with his | 18 | | father and family and had one of the largest collections in the | 19 | | area, which he showed at fairs and parades; for many years, he | 20 | | was a member of the County Line Cruisers Car Club in Erie; he | 21 | | was very involved in his community, volunteering and organizing | 22 | | events such as movie nights and parades in Hillsdale; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jim Schipper was a man of routines; he went to | 2 | | breakfast everyday at the Pink Pony in Erie and spent every | 3 | | Sunday night eating Pizza at Bushy's in Lyndon; he enjoyed | 4 | | socializing with his friends at the Hillsdale Legion and | 5 | | listening to old country and classic rock on the radio, | 6 | | especially his favorite band, AC/DC; he would often jump in his | 7 | | truck to ride around; he loved fireworks and never missed a | 8 | | show; he always made time to see his friends; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jim Schipper was preceded in death by his | 10 | | grandparents, George and Jenny Schipper; and Gerald and Dorothy | 11 | | Juist; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jim Schipper is survived by his daughter, Nicole | 13 | | (Steven Carey) Schipper; his sons, Clint (Bailey Kizer) | 14 | | Schipper and James (Emma Rannfeldt) Jamison; his | 15 | | grandchildren, Aubrey Carey, Carter Schipper, Brooklyn Goff, | 16 | | and Tateum and Nova Jamison; his parents, Donna Henningsen and | 17 | | Kenneth (Eileen) Schipper; his sister, Sue (Keith) Rezin; his | 18 | | stepbrothers, Jamey and Jason Vermeire; and his special | 19 | | friends, Kathy, Danny, and Mary Stevens, Brian Rundall, and | 20 | | Vince Mosher; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | James "Jim" Schipper and extend our sincere condolences to his | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Jim Schipper as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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