Full Text of SR0520 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 John W. Whitmire of Colona, who passed | 4 | | away on September 15, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Whitmire was born to William and Nina Godwin | 6 | | Whitmire in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas on August 22, 1944; he | 7 | | served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era; he married Jane | 8 | | Schweitzer in Rock Island on September 5, 1971; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Whitmire retired from John Deere Foundry in | 10 | | 1993; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Whitmire was a song leader at Full Gospel | 12 | | Church of God in Silvis for several years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Whitmire was an avid NASCAR and Jeff Gordon | 14 | | fan; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Whitmire was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his son, David; and his siblings, Grant, Millard, | 17 | | Melvin, James, Louise Hoggard, and Betty Williams; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, John Whitmire is survived by his wife; his | 19 | | children, Robert (Tina) Whitmire, Steven Whitmire, and |
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| 1 | | Christie (Kevin) Parrish; his 11 grandchildren; his 21 | 2 | | great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Alfred and Pauline | 3 | | Livingston; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | John W. Whitmire and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of John Whitmire as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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