Full Text of SR0338 95th General Assembly
SR0338 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
James V. McCabe of Creal Springs, who | 4 |
| passed away on August 18, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, James V. McCabe was born on March 5, 1917, near | 6 |
| Stonefort; he was the second son of James M. and Mary E. (Van | 7 |
| Dyke) McCabe; he married Mary Bryant on February 18, 1948; and
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| WHEREAS, James V. McCabe spent his early years in the | 9 |
| trucking industry and road construction; he was inducted into | 10 |
| the U.S. Army on March 4, 1943 and served in the European | 11 |
| theater during the Second World War for 23 months in the 10th | 12 |
| Tank Battalion, serving in Normandy, Northern France, | 13 |
| Rhineland, Ardennes, and throughout central Europe; during his | 14 |
| stint, he was seriously injured in the Battle of the Bulge and | 15 |
| was awarded the Purple Heart; he also was awarded five Campaign | 16 |
| Stars, three Overseas Service Bars, and the Good Conduct Medal, | 17 |
| as well as having no time lost under AW 107; he was discharged | 18 |
| on Nov. 3, 1945 from Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; after serving his | 19 |
| country, he returned to road and bridge construction, where he | 20 |
| worked in Illinois and neighboring states; he continued his | 21 |
| career for 42 years, until his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, James V. McCabe was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his brothers, T.F., John C. Vincent, and Clarence | 2 |
| McCabe; his nephew, Butch McCabe, his niece, Barbara McCabe; | 3 |
| and his sisters-in-law, Thelma McCabe and Loretta McCabe; and
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| WHEREAS, James V. McCabe is survived by his brother and | 5 |
| sister-in-law, Allan L. and Wanda McCabe; his sister, Daisie L. | 6 |
| McCabe; his sisters-in-law, Joan McCabe and Zelda McCabe; and | 7 |
| several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the passing of James V. McCabe; and be | 11 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of James V. McCabe as an expression of | 14 |
| our sympathy.
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