Full Text of SR0359 99th 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 John J. "Jack" Justen of McHenry, who | 4 | | passed away on November 21, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Justen was born in McHenry on July 9, 1932 to | 6 | | John R. and Evelyn (nee Freund) Justen; he graduated McHenry | 7 | | High School in 1949 and attended the University of Illinois at | 8 | | Urbana-Champaign, participating in the ROTC program; he | 9 | | graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and entered | 10 | | the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant, serving | 11 | | stateside; he married Beverly D. Blish on September 7, 1958 at | 12 | | St. Mary's Church in McHenry and was a lifelong resident of | 13 | | McHenry; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Justen worked in the field of corporate | 15 | | accounting for over 30 years; he was first employed by Burgess | 16 | | Vibrocrafters, Inc. in Grayslake for 15 years and then by the | 17 | | McHenry Electric Company for over 15 years before retiring; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Justen was an active member of St. Mary's | 19 | | Church in McHenry, serving as an usher and regularly | 20 | | volunteering for church activities, such as the picnic and | 21 | | annual rummage sale; he was a member of the Knights of Columbus | 22 | | McHenry Council 1288 and was a lifetime member and Fourth |
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| 1 | | Degree Knight of Bishop Boylan Assembly #198; he was also a | 2 | | member of the McHenry Moose Lodge and called bingo games at the | 3 | | McHenry Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, John Justen's favorite activities included | 5 | | fishing, golf, volleyball, gardening, and dancing, especially | 6 | | the polka; he was an avid sports fan and played several sports | 7 | | in high school; his love of sports continued throughout his | 8 | | lifetime as he lent his skills to neighborhood children who | 9 | | needed someone to give them a little coaching assistance or | 10 | | just needed someone to play catch with; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Justen was preceded in death by his parents; | 12 | | his wife, Beverly; his brothers, Eugene and Gerald Justen; and | 13 | | his sister, Gladys Ekholm; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Justen is survived by his 4 children, Jeffrey | 15 | | Justen, Jody Justen, Stacey (Jon) Haapala, and Kristy (William) | 16 | | Hecke, and his 4 grandchildren, Nathaniel Justen, Brandon | 17 | | Hecke, Jacob Haapala, and Lindsey Haapala; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | John J. "Jack" Justen, and extend our sincere condolences to | 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of John Justen as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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