Full Text of SR0958 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 E. Eastman of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on March 30, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Eastman was born to Burtis and Cora (Satern) | 6 | | Eastman in Moline on May 5, 1932; he served in the U.S. Navy as | 7 | | a patternmaker on the USS Prairie from 1952 to 1955; he married | 8 | | Jeanette Soenksen at Grace Lutheran Church in DeWitt, Iowa on | 9 | | October 13, 1957; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Eastman worked as a patternmaker at Modern | 11 | | Pattern for over 27 years and then at various pattern shops in | 12 | | the Quad Cities; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Eastman was an active member of the Holy | 14 | | Cross Lutheran Church in Moline for 65 years; he was an usher, | 15 | | involved with the youth group, and a member of the board of | 16 | | elders and the property committee; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, While in the Navy, John Eastman had the | 18 | | opportunity to climb Mount Fuji in Japan; he thoroughly | 19 | | enjoyed the experience and sharing the story of it with his | 20 | | friends and family; he was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; he enjoyed | 21 | | going to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for |
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| 1 | | fishing, tenting, and backpacking with friends and family; he | 2 | | loved reading and riding his motorcycle; he was a lover of | 3 | | animals, especially his dog, Digger, and his many cats over | 4 | | the years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Eastman was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents; his brother, Joseph Eastman; his brothers-in-law, | 7 | | Dick, Floyd, and Lynn Soenksen; and his best friend, Ray | 8 | | Anderson; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Eastman is survived by his wife; his | 10 | | daughters, Jeanne (Kelvin Faur) Eastman and Jill (Wayne) | 11 | | Eastman-Foss; his sisters-in-law, Rosella Eastman, Ann | 12 | | Soenksen, Judy Soenksen, and JoAnn (Dale) Greve; his | 13 | | brother-in-law, Milo (Norma) Soenksen; and his nieces and | 14 | | nephews, including Joe Eastman and Becky (Sid) Gardner; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 18 | | John E. Eastman and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 22 | | presented to the family of John Eastman as an expression of
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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