Full Text of SR0262 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 Louis Clingingsmith of Woodstock, | 4 | | formerly of St. Mary's, who passed away on February 5, 2017 at | 5 | | the age of 79; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Clingingsmith was born in Malden, Missouri | 7 | | to Oda L. and Helen (Minton) Clingingsmith on May 4, 1937; he | 8 | | married the love of his life, Joan L. Clancy, in Daguscahonda | 9 | | on August 6, 1960; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Clingingsmith proudly served in the United | 11 | | States Air Force as a Special Forces Intelligence field | 12 | | operative from 1955 until 1960; he was an Atomic Veteran who | 13 | | served with the Joint Task Force Seven in the spring of 1958, | 14 | | and participated in Operation Hardtack on Johnston Island for | 15 | | atomic bomb testing; he also worked on the security detail for | 16 | | Dr. Von Braun; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, James Clingingsmith was very active as a | 18 | | Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scouts, Indian | 19 | | Guides, and the local youth softball team, which he helped | 20 | | organize and coach while residing in Arlington Heights; he was | 21 | | a valued sales engineer for Stackpole Carbon Company in St. | 22 | | Mary's for over 25 years; he later started his own sales |
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| 1 | | representative service for carbon graphite products; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, James Clingingsmith was a devout member of The | 3 | | church of the Holy Apostles in McHenry, and participated in the | 4 | | prayer line; he was a member of The Knights of Columbus Council | 5 | | #1288; he was known for his great love for his family; he took | 6 | | great pride in spending time with his grandchildren and being | 7 | | involved with their activities; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Clingingsmith was preceded in death by his | 9 | | parents; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Clingingsmith is survived by his wife of 56 | 11 | | years, Joan; three sons, James Jr. (Chris) Clingingsmith, | 12 | | Michael (Kelly) Clingingsmith, and Patrick Clingingsmith; five | 13 | | grandchildren, Katie (Ken) Winkelman, James III (Dana) | 14 | | Clingingsmith, Brittany Clingingsmith, Ashley Clingingsmith, | 15 | | and Michael Clingingsmith Jr.; three great-grandchildren, | 16 | | Emmett, Everett, and Colton; and two sisters, Billie Jean | 17 | | (Gary) Pearson and Marylee Thomas; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | James Louis Clingingsmith, and extend our sincere condolences | 21 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 22 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of James Clingingsmith as an expression | 3 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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