Full Text of SR0641 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 Jess O. Woodman, Jr. of Godfrey, who | 4 | | passed away on June 6, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio on | 6 | | October 24, 1932 to Jess O., Sr. and Irene Marie (nee Deorio) | 7 | | Woodman; he served in the United States Navy during the Korean | 8 | | War; he was married to the former Peggy Means for 26 years | 9 | | until her passing; he married Amy Ensley on June 9, 1978; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Following in his father's footsteps, Jess | 11 | | Woodman, Jr. became a collision repair specialist, working at | 12 | | area dealerships and then opening Custom Auto Body and later, | 13 | | Woodman Auto Body in Alton; after retiring from the collision | 14 | | business, he worked as a claims adjuster with Sentry Insurance | 15 | | Company; after retirement, he managed the Bethalto Wash-N-Go | 16 | | for 11 years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. was a member of Calvary Baptist | 18 | | Church in Alton; as a young man, he was a boxer; he drag raced | 19 | | throughout the Midwest and enjoyed street rodding and | 20 | | membership in the FBI (Fat Boys of IL); and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | first wife, Peggy; his 2 brothers, Paul and Bill Woodman; and | 2 | | his son, Danny L. Woodman; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. is survived by his wife, Amy; | 4 | | his children, Jess H. Woodman (Ginger), Stacie R. Woodman, | 5 | | Darrell R. Woodman (Linnette), and Theresa Taylor (David); his | 6 | | grandchildren, Chad (Meredith), Ryan (Samantha), Luke, and | 7 | | Emma Woodman, Justin Skurat, and Bethany and Crystal Woodman; | 8 | | his great-grandchildren, Clay, Elle, Owen, Lilly, and Kailey | 9 | | Woodman, Makaylah Harrington, and Silas Skurat; and his 3 | 10 | | sisters, Shirley Lyerla, Irene Besaw, and Dina Reed; therefore, | 11 | | be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Jess O. Woodman, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jess Woodman, Jr. as an expression | 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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