Full Text of SR1693 99th 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 Edwin D. James of East Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on March 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edwin James was born in Iowa City, Iowa to Clell | 6 | | and Mildred Curnes James on September 18, 1937; he served as a | 7 | | paratrooper in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne | 8 | | Division; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Edwin James retired from John Deere Harvester in | 10 | | East Moline in 1997, after 38 years of service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Edwin James enjoyed hunting, fishing, and | 12 | | gardening; he was an avid Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and Iowa | 13 | | Hawkeye fan; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Edwin James was preceded in death by his parents; | 15 | | his sister, Esther; and his brothers, Kenneth and Everett; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Edwin James is survived by his children, Timothy | 17 | | James (Lori "Harley" Abraham), Lisa (Patrick) Wilson, and John | 18 | | James (Damie Anderson); his grandchildren, Alan (Liz) Rasso, | 19 | | Amy (Adam) Blair, Collin James, Lindy James, Alexander James, | 20 | | Joseph James, Adrianna Brown, and Christopher Gillette; and his |
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| 1 | | great-grandchildren, Liam, Jaxson, Aiden, Ava, Jona, and | 2 | | Elijah; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Edwin D. James, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Edwin James as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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