Full Text of HR0234 096th General Assembly
HR0234 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| "Jimmie" Harris of Winthrop, who passed away on March 24, 2009; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, S.A. Harris was born December 30, 1916 in Meade, | 7 |
| Kansas; and
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| WHEREAS, S.A. Harris operated Artesian Valley Creamery and | 9 |
| Produce Business in Harrington, Kansas; he came to Winthrop | 10 |
| Harbor in 1946 after serving six and a half years in the United | 11 |
| States Navy, serving both as a Recruiting Officer in Kansas | 12 |
| City, Missouri and Great Lakes, Illinois and overseas with | 13 |
| Joint Army-Navy Intelligence in the Pacific Ocean area; and
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| WHEREAS, S.A. Harris was employed as an auto dealer in | 15 |
| Winthrop Harbor from 1949 until 1976 and was a member of the | 16 |
| Dealer Advisory Board in Detroit, Michigan, where he | 17 |
| represented the Chicago area; and
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| WHEREAS, S.A. Harris was an active member of his community; | 19 |
| he served as a Precinct Committeeman; he was a member of the | 20 |
| Republican Federation for many years and also headed the local | 21 |
| Republican organization; he served as Chairman of the Winthrop |
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| Harbor Planning Commission from 1958 to 1985; he was a board | 2 |
| member and Chairman of Lake County Planning Commission; he | 3 |
| spearheaded the establishment of the Winthrop Harbor Volunteer | 4 |
| Fire Department and helped create a street numbering system for | 5 |
| Winthrop Harbor; he organized and chartered the Winthrop Harbor | 6 |
| Lions Club in 1954 and remained active with a club membership | 7 |
| of 64; he was also a Past District Governor for Lions of | 8 |
| Illinois District 1-F from 1962 to 1963 and served as | 9 |
| International Convention Chairman for the Lions of Illinois | 10 |
| District 1-F for 25 years; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, S.A. Harris served as President of the Winthrop | 12 |
| Harbor School Board; he was the President of the Zion-Winthrop | 13 |
| Harbor-Beach Park Chamber of Commerce; he was a board member | 14 |
| and past Chairman of Zion State Bank Board of Directors; he | 15 |
| served on the Board of First American Bank; he served as Benton | 16 |
| Township Clerk and was in charge of the Service Unit of | 17 |
| Salvation Army for 25 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, S.A. Harris served as a board member | 19 |
| and Vice-President of Midwestern Regional Medical Center Board | 20 |
| of Trustees, where he served for 25 years; he was Chairman of | 21 |
| the Village of Winthrop Harbor Economic Development Committee | 22 |
| and the Winthrop Harbor Citizens Police Committee; he was an | 23 |
| active member of First Christian Church of Kenosha, Wisconsin | 24 |
| since 1950; he also managed Harris Enterprises in Winthrop |
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| Harbor and was an Associate Member of the Winthrop Harbor | 2 |
| Chamber of Commerce; and
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| WHEREAS, S.A. Harris is survived by his loving wife of 66 | 4 |
| years, Mary; his children, James Randy (Linda) Harris, Linda | 5 |
| (Edward) Isom-Burge, and Patti (Douglas) Gross; and his seven | 6 |
| grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of S.A. | 10 |
| "Jimmie" Harris; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of S.A. "Jimmie" Harris as an | 13 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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