Full Text of SR1034 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 James I. McAndrews of Bull Valley, who | 4 | | passed away on March 15, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James McAndrews was born on September 6, 1919; his | 6 | | parents were Earl F. and Gladys (nee Kinney) McAndrews; he | 7 | | married Clara Trzebiatowski on May 7, 1949 at St. Adalbert | 8 | | Church in Rosholt, Wisconsin; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James McAndrews graduated with the McHenry High | 10 | | School class of 1937; after graduation, he worked for a time at | 11 | | a gas company in Chicago before being drafted into the United | 12 | | States Army in October of 1941; during World War II, he served | 13 | | as a Ranger with the 738th Field Artillery Battalion of | 14 | | Patton's Third Army and was awarded a Bronze Star; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Following his military service, James McAndrews | 16 | | attended barber school in Chicago; he worked as a barber for 60 | 17 | | years from his barber shop on the west side of McHenry until | 18 | | his retirement at the age of 90; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James McAndrews was instrumental in obtaining the | 20 | | charter to begin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600 in McHenry, | 21 | | where he was a lifetime member; he was also a member of |
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| 1 | | American Legion Post 491, Knights of Columbus Council 1288, and | 2 | | St. Patrick Catholic Church in McHenry, where he served as a | 3 | | lector, usher, and taught Confraternity of Christian Doctrine | 4 | | classes; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James McAndrews was preceded in death by his | 6 | | parents and his brother, Joseph (the late Joanne) McAndrews; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, James McAndrews is survived by his wife of 64 | 9 | | years, Clara; his children, Patrick (Mary Lou) McAndrews, | 10 | | Thomas (Patti) McAndrews, John (Sherry) McAndrews, Anthony | 11 | | (Krystyna Adamczak) McAndrews, and Colleen (Jon) Wing; his | 12 | | grandchildren, Michael McAndrews, Patrick McAndrews, Justin | 13 | | (Hilary) McAndrews, John McAndrews, Ellen Wing, Erin Wing, | 14 | | Kelsa McAndrews, and Julia McAndrews; his sister, Kathryn (the | 15 | | late Wilbur) Pape; his many nieces and nephews; and his special | 16 | | caregiver, Lori; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 19 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of James I. McAndrews; | 20 | | and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of James McAndrews as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our sympathy.
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