Full Text of SR1299 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 James T. "Jim" Cox of Port Byron, who | 4 | | passed away on November 19, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Cox was born to G. Thomas "Tommy" and Sandra | 6 | | "Sandy" (McNeal) Cox in Fort Meade, Maryland on December 5, | 7 | | 1970; being the son of a career naval serviceman, he grew up in | 8 | | multiple places and graduated from high school in Caribou, | 9 | | Maine; he served the U.S. Navy, where he spent his 12-year | 10 | | enlistment working in nuclear propulsion on submarines; he was | 11 | | honorably discharged in 2000; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jim Cox worked as a training instructor at the | 13 | | Exelon Nuclear Generating Station in Cordova; over the course | 14 | | of his career, he held several leadership positions within the | 15 | | plant; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jim Cox was a member of the First United | 17 | | Methodist Church in Port Byron; he enjoyed sports, especially | 18 | | hunting with his father and golfing, and he was an avid fan of | 19 | | the Washington Commanders; he was a loving father and husband | 20 | | and took great pride in his children and their achievements; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jim Cox was preceded in death by his brother, | 2 | | Bill Cox, and his sister, Cher Hebert; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jim Cox is survived by his parents; his wife, | 4 | | Tora Cox, and children, Billy and Katie Cox; his daughter, | 5 | | Jessica Cox; his brother-in-law, Mack Hebert; his | 6 | | sister-in-law, Donna Cox; and his nieces and nephews, Amber, | 7 | | Matthew, Tom, Ben, and Sarah; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | James T. "Jim" Cox and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | 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 Cox as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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