Full Text of SR1252 100th 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 F. "Jim" Harry of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on December 18, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Harry was born in Quincy on December 30, 1939; | 6 | | he graduated from Pittsfield High School and Illinois College; | 7 | | he served in the United States Army Reserve and was honorably | 8 | | discharged in December of 1964; he married Leora (Thompson) | 9 | | Lash on July 15, 1977; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jim Harry's early career was in radio news | 11 | | broadcasting; he moved from covering politics to working in | 12 | | state government for Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie; during the last | 13 | | years of his career, he worked as the secretary and assistant | 14 | | secretary of the Illinois State Senate, retiring in 2004; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jim Harry served as president of the American | 16 | | Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries from 1999 to | 17 | | 2000; he was a member of the Historic Grace Lutheran Church and | 18 | | the YMCA for many years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jim Harry is survived by his wife, Leora; his son, | 20 | | Scott (Nancy) Harry; his daughters, Michelle (Garrett) | 21 | | Campbell and Amy (Mark) Lash Esau; his grandchildren, Michael, |
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| 1 | | Whitney, and Luke Harry, Graydon and Graham Campbell, and | 2 | | Austin and Marisa Esau; his brothers, Jack (Nancy) and Steve | 3 | | (Linda) Harry; and several nieces and a nephew; therefore, be | 4 | | it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | James F. "Jim" Harry, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Jim Harry as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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