Full Text of SR1512 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 Forsman Stokes of Lake Forest, who | 4 | | passed away on March 1, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Stokes was born in Chicago to Edward and | 6 | | Laura Stokes on December 23, 1932; he attended John Carroll | 7 | | University and the Northwestern University School of Law; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Stokes began his career in the industrial | 9 | | real estate field in 1956; he joined Nicolson, Porter & List in | 10 | | 1967; he was a member of the Society of Industrial and Office | 11 | | Realtors, where he was a past president of their Chicago | 12 | | Chapter and served on their National Board of Directors for | 13 | | three years; he was also a member of the Counselors of Real | 14 | | Estate, Lambda Alpha International, and the National | 15 | | Association of Realtors; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Stokes was a longtime member of the Chicago | 17 | | Club and 1871 Room; he served on the Lake Forest Planning | 18 | | Commission; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Stokes enjoyed music, the arts, fishing | 20 | | trips with his buddies, and yearly ski trips with his family | 21 | | and friends; he also enjoyed the fun, camaraderie, and even the |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, James Stokes was the beloved husband of Mary | 3 | | Nelson Stokes; the loving father of Kathy (Paul) Moore, Lisa | 4 | | (Jay) Siefried, James (Mary) Stokes, Sheila (John) Kringel, | 5 | | Mary Beth (Johnathan) Griffis, Kyle (Bennett Lieberman) | 6 | | Stokes, and Karen Cummings; the proud grandfather of Ryan | 7 | | (Beth), Ashley, and J.B. (Carlene) Moore, Kevin, Wallis, and | 8 | | Drew Higley, Wes and Ian Stokes, Kelsey, Jackson, and Dana | 9 | | Kringel, Carly and Nina Griffis, Oskar Lieberman, Wyatt, | 10 | | Tesslina, and Brooke Cummings, and great-grandchildren, Grady | 11 | | and Harlan Moore, and the caboose, Willow Raine Moore; and | 12 | | brother of Laura Stokes and the late Michael Stokes; therefore, | 13 | | be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | James Forsman Stokes, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of James Stokes as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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