Full Text of SR0313 101st 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 Jack Anthony Nieukirk Jr. of Chillicothe, | 4 | | who passed away on April 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Nieukirk Jr. was born in Peoria to Jack and | 6 | | Mildred Samms Nieukirk Sr. on February 21, 1941; he married | 7 | | Gaye Bass in Peoria on February 25, 1962; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jack Nieukirk Jr. worked as a fire fighter and | 9 | | retired as Captain in June of 1996 after 31 years of service; | 10 | | prior to that, he worked as a barber; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jack Nieukirk Jr. served on the pension board for | 12 | | 46 years, including 28 years as president; he also served as a | 13 | | firefighter trustee; he was a member of Labor Local 165 and | 14 | | Fire Fighters Local 50; he loved his children and grandchildren | 15 | | and enjoyed attending their extracurricular activities; he | 16 | | always looked forward to Sunday dinners with his family; he was | 17 | | an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and thought highly of | 18 | | his fellow firefighters; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jack Nieukirk Jr. was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; his brothers, Steven and Randy; his sister-in-law, | 21 | | Diane Bass; and his brother-in-law, Raymond Fisher; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jack Nieukirk Jr. is survived by his wife of 57 | 2 | | years, Gaye; his sons, Jack (Jana Wagner-Keyes) Nieukirk III, | 3 | | James (Jody) Nieukirk, and Jeffrey (Angela) Nieukirk; his | 4 | | grandchildren, Jack Anthony (Michelle Mahoney) Nieukirk IV, | 5 | | Maddison Nieukirk, Coleton Nieukirk, Nathan Nieukirk, Taylor | 6 | | Nieukirk, Travis Nieukirk, and Meagan Nieukirk; his | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Jack Anthony V, Bowie Mahoney, and Miles | 8 | | Bailey; his sisters, Sandy Fisher and Connie (Chuck) Bradle; | 9 | | his sisters-in-law, Alice Nieukirk and Scotti Nieukirk; and his | 10 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Jack Anthony Nieukirk Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Jack Nieukirk Jr. as an expression | 18 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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