Full Text of SR0481 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 "Jim" A. Sohn of Bethalto, who | 4 | | passed away on April 25, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, James Sohn was born to William and Julia Sohn on | 6 | | April 13, 1937; he was a veteran of the United States Army and | 7 | | married Donna Lou Fishback on February 2, 1964; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Sohn proudly served as an Illinois State | 9 | | Trooper, retiring after 30 years of service; he also served the | 10 | | community of Bethalto as the Chairman of the Police and Fire | 11 | | Commission for 10 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Sohn was a member of the Moose Lodge #1349 | 13 | | in Wood River, the American Legion Post 794 in East Alton, and | 14 | | the Eagles Lodge Foe #254 in Alton; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, James Sohn was preceded in death by his parents; | 16 | | his son, Steve Bowman; his nephew, Jimmy Sanders; and his | 17 | | sister, Billie Cochran; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, James Sohn is survived by his wife of 53 years, | 19 | | Donna; his daughters, Becky (Dale) Stewart, Patty (Rick) | 20 | | Guthrie, Kris Sohn, and Jamie (Mike) Hilliard; his |
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| 1 | | grandchildren, Nate, Nick, Andrea, Julia, Percy, Kayla, | 2 | | Jennifer, Brandy, Chase, Alec, Blake, Brooke, and Breanna; his | 3 | | great-grandchildren, Natalie, Connor, Eden, Ainsley, Caige, | 4 | | Emma, Dylan, and Rowan; his sister, Henrietta (Robert) Bellina; | 5 | | and his sister-in-law, Ellen Sanders; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | James "Jim" A. Sohn, 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 Sohn as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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