Full Text of SR1250 98th General Assembly
SR1250 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 Col. James Edward Wick of Arrowsmith, who | 4 | | passed away on May 22, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wick was born in Danvers on January 19, 1931 | 6 | | to Melvin Henry and Iva Toy (nee Girdler) Wick; he married | 7 | | Lorene "Dolly" Wellenreiter on February 5, 1950 at Trinity | 8 | | Lutheran Church in Bloomington; he served in the United States | 9 | | Army and settled in Arrowsmith in 1957; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wick worked as a farmer for much of his life; | 11 | | he served as a volunteer fireman in Arrowsmith for 42 years and | 12 | | as fire chief for 36, and had been an auctioneer since 1960; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wick was a member of Witt-Webber-Carrell Post | 15 | | 617 American Legion for 55 years, serving as commander for 12; | 16 | | he was a member of Arrowsmith United Methodist Church for 40 | 17 | | years, Arrowsmith Township Supervisor for 28 years, a Farm | 18 | | Bureau board member for nearly 20 years, and 4-H superintendent | 19 | | and leader for many years; he also belonged to Quality Sheep | 20 | | Breeders, the Central States Threshermens Reunion, the | 21 | | American Polled Hereford Association, and the American | 22 | | Corriedale Association; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wick is survived by his wife, Lorene; 3 | 2 | | sisters, Irene DeVault, Jessie Grace (Larry) Fowler, and Mary | 3 | | (Gene) Walker; one brother, Melvin Wick; 2 daughters, Vickie | 4 | | (Mike) Doyle and Jeanine (Mike) Schertz; grandchildren, | 5 | | Kristin (Tyler) Welborn, Grant (Katie Turner) McConnell, Tim | 6 | | (Jamie) Schertz, and Amanda (Brandon) Clark; and his | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Addie, Isaiah, McKenzie, Clayton, and | 8 | | Ella; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Col. James Edward Wick, and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Jim Wick as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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