Full Text of SR0517 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of B.J. Hackler of St. Joseph, who passed | 4 | | away on September 7, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler was born to Olen and Frances Hackler | 6 | | in Ridge Farm on January 21, 1938; he graduated from Ridge Farm | 7 | | High School and then graduated from beauty school in Danville; | 8 | | he married Dixie Myers on October 27, 1961; he served as a | 9 | | cryptographer in the U.S. Army; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler became part owner of the beauty shop | 11 | | in Ridge Farm; he later opened his own shop, B.J.'s Beauty | 12 | | Shop, in St. Joseph in 1964; his career spanned over 60 years; | 13 | | he retired in December 2017; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, While working as a beautician in both Ridge Farm | 15 | | and St. Joseph, B.J. Hackler completed training to become a | 16 | | volunteer firefighter; he served as a village board trustee of | 17 | | St. Joseph for 10 years before running for village | 18 | | president/mayor in 1980, and he served in that capacity for 36 | 19 | | years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler became active in the Central | 21 | | Illinois Municipal Officials Association, where he served as a |
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| 1 | | member and then president; he was then appointed to the | 2 | | Illinois Municipal League Board, where he later served as | 3 | | president and past president; he was also appointed to the | 4 | | national EPA committee; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler was committed to his faith and was | 6 | | an active member of the St. Joseph United Methodist Church; he | 7 | | volunteered in several organizations, including the church's | 8 | | mission work, the Feed the Need program and Miss Piggy's Pork | 9 | | Palace, and the St. Joseph American Legion Post 634; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler had several interests; he was a | 11 | | member of the Champaign Ski Club, and he competed in his first | 12 | | downhill race at age 50; he was an avid fisherman; alongside | 13 | | family and friends, he enjoyed traveling to a number of | 14 | | locations, including Europe, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, the New | 15 | | England area, the Western U.S., and the Hackler family reunion | 16 | | in Virginia; he also enjoyed collecting Abraham Lincoln | 17 | | pieces, reading Lincoln history, and elephants; he loved | 18 | | parades and most recently enjoyed decorating his golf cart for | 19 | | any event; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler loved life and had many friends; he | 21 | | will be remembered as someone who always left others with a | 22 | | smile on their faces for having met him; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler was preceded in death by his wife, | 2 | | Dixie; his parents; a brother; his in-laws; and his grandson, | 3 | | Carson Baker; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, B.J. Hackler was the father of Traci Jarvis | 5 | | (Greg) and Tonya Hackler-Bayler (Oscar); the grandfather of | 6 | | Kiersten Jarvis (Jeremy Cantor), Ross Baker (Rosie), Sean | 7 | | Jarvis, and Sydney Meltzer (Daniel); and the great-grandfather | 8 | | of Addie Baker, Clark Baker, Mark Baker, and Ewan Cantor; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | B.J. Hackler and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 13 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of B.J. Hackler as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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