Full Text of SR0144 97th 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 John W. Harper of Gifford, who passed | 4 | | away on March 21, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on June 10, 1926, in Gifford, the son | 6 | | of Leonard and Nellie (Jeakins) Harper; he attended Gifford and | 7 | | Rantoul schools, graduating from Rantoul Township High School | 8 | | in 1944; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He served two years in the United States Army | 10 | | during World War II in the Philippine Islands and Japan; upon | 11 | | returning home, he worked for the Illinois Central Railroad, | 12 | | retiring after more than 40 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of the Gifford United Methodist | 14 | | Church, the Penfield-Gifford American Legion Post 1153, and a | 15 | | charter member of the Gifford Fire Department; he was also the | 16 | | radio operator for the Gifford Fire Protection District; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Harper is survived by his sisters, Edith | 19 | | Brinker and Edna Bowen; his brother-in-law, Herb Bowen; and his | 20 | | niece, Janette Eger; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | his family and friends, the passing of John Harper; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of John Harper as a symbol of our | 7 | | sincere sympathy.
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