Full Text of SR1251 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 death of James B. "Jim" McWethy of Downers Grove, | 4 | | who passed away on June 22, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim McWethy was born on Chicago's South Side to | 6 | | James D. McWethy and Muriel (Berry) McWethy on September 15, | 7 | | 1943; he was raised in Beverly and Palos Heights; he graduated | 8 | | from Cornell College in 1965; he earned his master's degree in | 9 | | Economics from Indiana University; he married Susan Wasilkoff; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jim McWethy became a professor of Economics at | 12 | | Indiana University; he later returned to the Chicago area and | 13 | | began his professional career; he worked at the First National | 14 | | Bank of Chicago; he then dedicated many years to the Berry | 15 | | Bearing Company, which was founded by his entrepreneur | 16 | | grandfather, Les Berry; after retiring from Berry Bearing, he | 17 | | became the owner and operator of the Mistwood Golf Club, | 18 | | McWethy's Tavern, and the Mistwood Golf Dome, along with | 19 | | numerous other business ventures; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jim McWethy's love and pride for the Mistwood Golf | 21 | | Club and the game of golf were only surpassed by his immense | 22 | | love and dedication to his family; he was known for being kind, |
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| 1 | | humble, and generous; he will be dearly missed by his family, | 2 | | friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing him; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jim McWethy was the beloved husband for 51 years | 4 | | of Susan (Wasilkoff) McWethy; the loving father of Todd (Krista | 5 | | Loomis) McWethy and Gretchen (Chris) Hupke; and the cherished | 6 | | grandfather of Sophia McWethy, Molly McWethy, Will Hupke, and | 7 | | Kate Hupke; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | James B. "Jim" McWethy and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jim McWethy as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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