Full Text of SR0854 98th General Assembly
SR0854 98TH 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 Don Maurice Jacobs of Palatine, who | 4 | | passed away on December 28, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs was born on November 9, 1934 in | 6 | | Corwith, Iowa to Roy and Phildred (nee Izzard) Jacobs; he | 7 | | graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa; he married | 8 | | Jo Ann Bacon in 1957 and served in the United States Army; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs settled in Palatine in 1959 and began | 10 | | his career with Pure Oil/Unocal; he retired in 1993 after 37 | 11 | | years of service; he provided management consulting services in | 12 | | the Chicago area from 1993 to 2011; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs was active in the First United | 14 | | Methodist Church of Palatine, the Kiwanis Club, the Plum Grove | 15 | | Estates Homeowners Association, and the Palatine Rural Fire | 16 | | Board; he formerly was on the Palatine Library Board, serving | 17 | | as President for a time; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs enjoyed playing the piano and pipe | 19 | | organ; he was the organist for the First United Methodist | 20 | | Church of Palatine and a substitute organist for many other | 21 | | churches in the area; he also enjoyed family activities, |
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| 1 | | travel, photography, fishing, and trips with the family to | 2 | | their cabin at Siren, Wisconsin; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs was the beloved husband of 56 years of | 6 | | Jo Ann; the loving father of Barbara (Glenn) Gustafson and | 7 | | Thomas (Linda) Jacobs; the cherished grandfather of Robert | 8 | | (Jacqueline), Michael and Matthew Gustafson, and Amanda and | 9 | | Rebecca Jacobs; the dear brother of Cecil (Marlene) Jacobs, Jo | 10 | | Anne Gentle, Kay Karsjens, and Michael (Trish) Jacobs; and | 11 | | uncle to many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Don Maurice Jacobs, 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 Don Jacobs as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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