Full Text of SR1004 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
sudden death of Thomas K. Vanwinkle of Belleville, | 4 | | who passed away on February 3, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was born on February 15, 1975 and | 6 | | was affectionately known as "TK" to
his family, friends, and | 7 | | co-workers; he was a career railroader and spent the majority | 8 | | of his career as a
trainman at the Terminal Railroad | 9 | | Association of St. Louis (TRRA) from 2003 to 2020; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Earlier in his rail career, Thomas Vanwinkle | 11 | | worked for the Union Pacific
Railroad and the Kansas City | 12 | | Southern Railroad; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a long-standing and active | 14 | | member and local officer for
SMART-Transportation Division | 15 | | (formerly United Transportation Union) Local #469; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle held the position of Local | 17 | | Legislative Representative in Local
#469 from 2004 until 2019 | 18 | | and Local Chairperson from 2008 until 2019; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle served as SMART-Transportation | 20 | | Division General Chairperson
of GO 919 from October 1, 2019 |
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| 1 | | until his untimely passing; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a dedicated union | 3 | | representative who put the needs and
best interests of his | 4 | | members above his own; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a cherished member and | 6 | | officer of SMART-Transportation
Division and will be sorely | 7 | | missed by his fellow co-workers and union officers and members; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a devoted family man and | 10 | | unconditionally loved his wife,
Kim, his sons, Copelan, | 11 | | Jonathan, and Justin, his daughters, Dailyn and Kaylee, and his | 12 | | mother,
Jeannie; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was above all else a caring and | 14 | | compassionate person whose
tragic and far too early passing is | 15 | | both devastating and difficult to comprehend for those who
knew | 16 | | him best; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Thomas K. "TK" Vanwinkle and
extend our sincere condolences to | 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Thomas Vanwinkle as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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