Full Text of SR0659 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 James L. Hanson of Batavia, who passed | 4 | | away on June 4, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Hanson was born in Geneva on October 26, | 6 | | 1925 to Claude and Marguerite (nee Wagner) Hanson; he graduated | 7 | | as class valedictorian from Batavia High School in 1943 and | 8 | | received degrees from Lawrence College and the University of | 9 | | Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, For many years, James Hanson was an educator in | 11 | | the West Aurora schools, teaching social studies to junior high | 12 | | school students; he served as Superintendent of the Kane County | 13 | | Regional Office of Education for 12 years from 1975 to 1987; he | 14 | | was elected a Batavia City Alderman in 1961, serving for 16 | 15 | | years and acting as Chairman of the Planning, Zoning, and | 16 | | Annexation Committee; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, James Hanson volunteered for local | 18 | | service agencies that helped those in need; he was named the | 19 | | City of Batavia's Citizen of the Year in 2013 and was inducted | 20 | | into the Batavia Public Schools Hall of Honor; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, James Hanson was an avid supporter of the Batavia |
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| 1 | | Historical Society, the Calvary Episcopal Church, the | 2 | | Interfaith Food Pantry, R.S.V.P., and Meals on Wheels; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, James Hanson is survived by his wife of 61 years, | 4 | | Dorothy; his 2 sons, John (Barbara) and Mark (Doreen); his 4 | 5 | | grandchildren, Donovan, Cara (Nelson), Kathryn, and Thomas; | 6 | | and his 2 great-grandchildren, Ryan and Linden; therefore, be | 7 | | it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | James L. Hanson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of James Hanson as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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