Full Text of SR0360 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 James W. "Jim" Gardner of Rantoul, who | 4 | | passed away on April 18, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Gardner was born in Urbana to Willard and | 6 | | Olive (Kyler) Gardner on November 6, 1949; he graduated from | 7 | | Rantoul Township High School in 1949 and served in the U.S. | 8 | | National Guard; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jim Gardner worked at the Clinton Power Station | 10 | | for several years; he was a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters | 11 | | Local 149 since 1970; he started as a project manager for A&R | 12 | | Mechanical in 1980, serving as the company's senior project | 13 | | manager for 25 years; his signature projects included some of | 14 | | the most difficult and complicated mechanical systems built in | 15 | | central Illinois, including the U of I Abbott Power Plant | 16 | | renovations, the U of I Petascale Supercomputer, the U of I | 17 | | Chemical and Life Sciences Building, the U of I Memorial | 18 | | Stadium renovations, the U of I State Farm Center renovations, | 19 | | and the Carle Heart and Vascular Institute; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jim Gardner was known as "Snake" to his friends; | 21 | | he enjoyed golf and played in multiple golf leagues; he loved | 22 | | to travel and spend time in Florida on the beach; he also |
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| 1 | | enjoyed hosting family for memorable vacations; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jim Gardner was preceded in death by his parents; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jim Gardner is survived by his daughters, Angie | 5 | | (Jim) Hannagan, Jamie (Corey) Evans, and Tracy (Ben) Gernentz; | 6 | | his brother, Melvin (Carol) Gardner; his grandchildren, | 7 | | Taylor, Rowdy, and Cooper Hannagan, Mikayla, Carter, and Brady | 8 | | Evans, Bryce Sjoken, and Dalton Gernentz; and his nephew, Brian | 9 | | Gardner; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | James W. "Jim" Gardner and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Jim Gardner as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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