Full Text of SR1106 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of John F. Trees of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on July 6, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Trees was born to Arthur C. and Frances M. | 6 | | Madigan Trees in Urbana on June 5, 1947; he graduated from | 7 | | Feisthans High School in 1965; he attended Lincoln Land | 8 | | Community College; he served in the U.S. Air Force during the | 9 | | Vietnam War, where he developed lifelong friendships and | 10 | | received an honorable discharge; he married Candice D. Senor | 11 | | in Springfield on September 28, 1974; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Trees worked as a skilled laborer and an | 13 | | accomplished carpenter, and he had several trade | 14 | | certifications; he retired from the Illinois Department of | 15 | | Transportation, after an illustrious career with the State of | 16 | | Illinois; his career included a stint at the Illinois State | 17 | | Fair, where he worked as a carpenter; he additionally served | 18 | | as a journeyman for the Carpenter Apprenticeship School and | 19 | | worked at the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant for a short time; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Trees was a member of American Legion Post | 21 | | 809, Carpenter's Local 16, and Stationary Engineers Local 399; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Trees was a voracious reader and a student | 2 | | of history; he loved reading the Sunday New York Times, | 3 | | listening to good music, traveling, and eating delicious food; | 4 | | he also loved getting a good bargain, going to garage sales, | 5 | | and antiquing; in his younger years, he and his wife annually | 6 | | attended the New Orleans Jazz Fest; he was a devoted Cardinals | 7 | | fan and supported the local high school sports teams, | 8 | | especially the Southeast High School Spartans' girls | 9 | | basketball and track teams; he enjoyed taking hunting trips to | 10 | | Pike County and fishing at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee with his | 11 | | daughters, brother, and nephews; he also enjoyed spending time | 12 | | with his grandchildren; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Trees was affectionately known as "Papa | 14 | | John"; he was also fondly known as "Tall Trees" by his friends | 15 | | at Spammy's; he was a master carpenter who could fix anything | 16 | | or knew someone who could if he could not; he was always | 17 | | willing to lend a hand to those in need and knew no strangers; | 18 | | he and his wife had a welcoming home, opening it to family and | 19 | | friends in their times of need and hosting many fun filled June | 20 | | birthday parties; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, John Trees is survived by his wife of 47 years, | 22 | | Candice D. Trees; his daughters, Peggi (Marcus) Trees-Gant, | 23 | | Jessi Trees, and Johanna (Dr. Corbet Ellison) Trees, Esq.; his |
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| 1 | | niece, Dr. Alexandra (Sherwin) Lockridge Jr.; his | 2 | | grandchildren, Makai, Marisa, Megan, Dariana, and Madigan; his | 3 | | brother, Tom (Norma) Trees; his in-laws, Deborah (David) | 4 | | Burns, Lester Kevin (Linda) Senor, Patricia (Donald) Carter, | 5 | | Herman (Valeria) Senor, and Mark Senor; his nephews, Josh | 6 | | (Yvan) Trees, Brook (Lynn) Trees, and Patrick Trees; his good | 7 | | friend, Jesse Bustamante; his friend, John B. Hudson; the sons | 8 | | to whom he was a father figure, Donald, Harrison, and Ho Chi; | 9 | | his beloved dog, Max; a host of nieces and nephews; and all his | 10 | | friends around the globe; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | John F. Trees and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of John Trees as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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