Full Text of SR1226 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 I. Gifford of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on October 3, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Gifford was born to John J. and Carrie | 6 | | (McAdam) Gifford in Lockport, New York on July 23, 1930; he | 7 | | earned his Bachelor of Science in 1952 and his Master of | 8 | | Science in 1956, both from Purdue University; he served as a | 9 | | first lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954, and he | 10 | | served in Korea; he married Sara "Jane" Bauer in Chicago on | 11 | | January 28, 1955; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Gifford worked as an economist and manager | 13 | | of Data Services in the Market Economics Department of the | 14 | | John Deere Company; he retired after 39 and a half years of | 15 | | service; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, John Gifford was active in the American | 17 | | Agricultural Economist Association, the National Association | 18 | | of Business Economists, the Equipment Manufacturers | 19 | | Association, the Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute, the | 20 | | Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, the Outdoor | 21 | | Power Equipment Institute, the Engine Manufacturers | 22 | | Association, the International Farm Tractor Committee, and the |
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| 1 | | International Harvesting Equipment Committee, where he served | 2 | | as chairman from 1994 to 1995; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Gifford received leadership recognition from | 4 | | the Equipment Manufacturers Institute; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Gifford served on the board of directors of | 6 | | the Rock Island Easter Seals Foundation and was active in Rock | 7 | | Island Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball; he was an avid | 8 | | reader; he loved jazz and classic music and collecting coins; | 9 | | he was devoted to his family; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Gifford was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Gifford is survived by his wife, Jane | 13 | | Gifford; his sons, John and James (Nicole) Gifford; and his | 14 | | grandson, Giancarlo Gifford; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | John I. Gifford and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of John Gifford as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy.
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