Full Text of SR0259 96th General Assembly
SR0259 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
John L. Holmes of Bethalto, who passed | 4 |
| away on April 27, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, John Holmes was born on April 14, 1926, in Witt; | 6 |
| he was the son of Paul and Mary (Bradley) Holmes; he married | 7 |
| the former Anna Kisak on December 11, 1948 in Witt; and
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| WHEREAS, John Holmes served his country in the United | 9 |
| States Army during World War II; during the war, he was | 10 |
| attached to the Adjutant General's Staff in Fort Knox, | 11 |
| Kentucky; and
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| WHEREAS, John Holmes retired from Amoco Oil Company in 1982 | 13 |
| after 38 years of dedicated service; he served as a volunteer | 14 |
| fireman for the Village of Bethalto for 45 years, serving as | 15 |
| fire chief for nine of those years; he was the first EMT for | 16 |
| the fire department and the village; he also served two terms | 17 |
| on the Bethalto Village Board; and
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| WHEREAS, John Holmes enjoyed high school sports and was an | 19 |
| avid St. Louis Cardinals fan; he also loved traveling to Las | 20 |
| Vegas; and |
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| WHEREAS, John Holmes was a charter member of Our Lady Queen | 2 |
| of Peace Catholic Church in Bethalto and was instrumental in | 3 |
| the foundation of Our Lady Queen of Peace School; he was a | 4 |
| lifetime member of the Bethalto Knights of Columbus, where he | 5 |
| was a 4th Degree Knight with the 4th Degree Assembly Pere | 6 |
| Marquette; and
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| WHEREAS, John Holmes was preceded in death by his parents; | 8 |
| his sisters, Eulalia Lehnen, Catherine Landreth, and Margaret | 9 |
| Deluka; his brothers, Bradley Holmes and Paul Holmes; and his | 10 |
| son-in-law, Larry Matheny; and
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| WHEREAS, John Holmes is survived by his wife; his children | 12 |
| and their spouses, Cynthia Matheny, Susan Holmes-Roper, and | 13 |
| Michael and Martina Holmes; his grandchildren and their | 14 |
| spouses, Johnathan and Tonya Matheny, Franklin and Amber | 15 |
| Matheny, Catherine and David Harris, Anna Roper, Emily Holmes, | 16 |
| and Rachel Holmes; his great-grandchild, Johnathan D. Matheny; | 17 |
| and his numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John L. Holmes; and be | 21 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of John Holmes as an expression of our | 2 |
| sympathy.
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