Full Text of SR0513 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 H. "Jim" Shaw of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on May 3, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw was born in Chariton, Iowa to John and | 6 | | Zulma (Lanning) Shaw on December 1, 1931; he graduated from | 7 | | Grinnell High School in 1949 and served in Korea in the United | 8 | | States Army; he married Patricia Pieper in Grinnell, Iowa on | 9 | | July 7, 1951 and earned his degree in accounting from the | 10 | | University of Iowa in 1957; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw worked at Deere & Company as the | 12 | | manager in the Export Order Department from 1957 until his | 13 | | retirement in 1986; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw was involved in numerous church and | 15 | | social efforts which included the Catholic Family Movement, | 16 | | Sacred Heart Catechism teacher and lector, Special Persons | 17 | | Encounter Christ (SPEC) co-founder, a charter board member of | 18 | | the Cursillio and Bible studies, and a Catholic Social Services | 19 | | board member; he was the president and a 16-year board member | 20 | | of the National Association for Retarded Citizens (NARC) and | 21 | | the first president of the 708 Mental Health board; he was the | 22 | | Quad City Ostomy Association newsletter editor and was active |
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| 1 | | in Rock Island County Republican politics; he was also a | 2 | | charter member of the John Deere Toastmasters and helped many | 3 | | of the residents of the Shaw Accessible Condominium complex | 4 | | with their maintenance; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw enjoyed dancing, reading, camping, | 6 | | traveling in his recreational vehicle, and spending time with | 7 | | his children and grandchildren; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw was preceded in death by his parents | 9 | | and his twin sister, Joan Shaw Lindenmayer; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw is survived by his wife of 65 years, | 11 | | Patricia; his children, David Shaw, Randy (Susan) Shaw, LuAnn | 12 | | Kellums (John Riley), Sam (Ann) Shaw, Nancy (Darrell) Bush, | 13 | | Jane Shaw, and Sara Shaw (Mike Pierson); his grandchildren, | 14 | | Nathan, Emily, Amanda, Randall, Lindy, Rachael, John, | 15 | | Christina, Alyssa, and Ryan; five great-grandchildren; and his | 16 | | brothers, John (Mary) and Vance Shaw; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | James H. "Jim" Shaw, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of James Shaw as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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