Full Text of SR1388 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 James Atkinson of North Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on June 25, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Atkinson was born on May 6, 1955 in Waukegan | 6 | | and raised in North Chicago; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, James Atkinson worked for the United States Postal | 8 | | Service at its North Chicago office for more than 30 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Atkinson was a long-time member of Tiny's | 10 | | Social Club and an officer of the Zion Benton Moose Lodge; he | 11 | | lent his skills as a painter, carpenter, cook, server, | 12 | | bartender, and grill master to many people and charity events; | 13 | | he played Santa or an elf for the residents at the Kiley | 14 | | Developmental Center and NorthPointe Resources in Zion for | 15 | | several years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Atkinson was preceded in death by his | 17 | | parents, Bud and Sis Atkinson, and by one sister, Diane | 18 | | Ptasienski; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Atkinson is survived by his daughter, | 20 | | Jennifer Atkinson (Jason Clark); a son, James Jay Atkinson Jr.; |
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| 1 | | 3 sisters, Starr Atkinson, Shelly (Wally) Jakaitis, and Kathy | 2 | | (Barry) Delk; one brother, Elmer "Butch" Atkinson; a | 3 | | brother-in-law, Greg Ptasienski; his companions, Vicky and | 4 | | Roxy; 3 grandsons, Jaden, Charlie, and Tobias; and many loving | 5 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | James Atkinson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of James Atkinson as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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