Full Text of SR0764 100th 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 J. Aitken of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on July 8, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Aitken was born in Rock Island to James C. | 6 | | and Ester M. Kratzer Aitken on March 11, 1929; he married Helen | 7 | | Mullens in Rock Island on February 4, 1967; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Aitken retired from the United States Army | 9 | | after 37 years; he served during World War II and the Korean | 10 | | War; his second profession was an electronics technician; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Aitken was a member of Edgewood Baptist | 12 | | Church in Rock Island and Moline American Legion Post 246; he | 13 | | enjoyed working on all things electronic and playing the piano, | 14 | | keyboard, and guitar; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, James Aitken was preceded in death by his parents; | 16 | | his sisters, Margarete Eckhardt and Agnes Brandle; and his | 17 | | daughter-in-law, Florenza McClay; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, James Aitken is survived by his wife, Helen | 19 | | Aitken; his children, James Aitken Jr., Russell (Evah) McClay, | 20 | | Sheri (Robert) Luckenbihl, Thomas (Mary) Aitken, Victoria |
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| 1 | | Jeffers, Bruce McClay, and Susanne (Thomas) Parker; 11 | 2 | | grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and | 3 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | James J. Aitken, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of James Aitken as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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