Full Text of SR0026 100th 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 M. "Whitey" Hansen of Rock Island, | 4 | | who passed away on January 2, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Hansen was born in Brooklyn, New York to | 6 | | John and Elizabeth Kelly Hansen on October 11, 1924; his | 7 | | parents died at a young age and he and his twin brother, Joe, | 8 | | were raised in an orphanage in upstate New York; he married | 9 | | Catherine Isabelle Kirchner in St. Patrick, Missouri on July 6, | 10 | | 1945; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Hansen proudly served with the United States | 12 | | Army Corps. of Engineers during World War II; after his | 13 | | discharge from the Army, he and his family settled in the Quad | 14 | | Cities; he worked as a truck driver and retired from Churchill | 15 | | Truck Lines in 1982; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Hansen was a retired member of the Teamsters | 17 | | Local No. 371, the Milan American Legion Post 569, and the Rock | 18 | | Island Moose Lodge; he was a lifetime member of the Rock Island | 19 | | Boat Club, and a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rock | 20 | | Island; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, James Hansen was an avid fisherman; he also |
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| 1 | | enjoyed dancing, racquetball, and playing euchre; he loved to | 2 | | go out and share a hearty breakfast with his family; he would | 3 | | often take his sons camping and fishing in Missouri; he | 4 | | traveled to Florida many times to visit his twin brother, Joe, | 5 | | and go deep sea fishing; he would also take weekend fishing | 6 | | trips with his brother-in-law, Bill Hungate; he could often be | 7 | | found tinkering on treasures he found at garage sales, or | 8 | | lending a hand to one of his many friends; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Hansen was preceded in death by his son, | 10 | | James B. Hansen, two grandchildren, and all five of his | 11 | | siblings; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Hansen is survived by his wife, Catherine | 13 | | Isabelle Hansen; his children, Joan Holgate, Joe (Jean) Hansen, | 14 | | John (Bonnie) Hansen, Robert Hansen, and his foster-son, Devin | 15 | | (Lisa) Hansen; his nine grandchildren, Kenneth Holgate, Thomas | 16 | | Holgate, Patricia Holgate-Norris, Melinda Leenerts, Elizabeth | 17 | | Holgate, Tamara Robinson, Pamela Barrios, Christopher Hansen, | 18 | | and Katy Hansen; his 22 great-grandchildren, three | 19 | | great-great-grandchildren, and four stepgrandsons; therefore, | 20 | | be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 23 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of James M. "Whitey" |
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| 1 | | Hansen, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 2 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of James Hansen as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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