Full Text of HR0647 093rd General Assembly
HR0647 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Jimmy | 4 |
| Stewart of Marion on Saturday, January 10, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart was born on May 30, 1942, in Marion to | 6 |
| Clayton and Lucille (Cash) Stewart; he married Fran Mathis on | 7 |
| June 2, 1962 in Creal Springs; she preceded him in death on | 8 |
| June 3, 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart spent 11 years serving the City of | 10 |
| Marion as a councilman and rarely missed a meeting; he was a | 11 |
| lifelong resident of Marion and enjoyed serving the city; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart worked for the last four years as the | 13 |
| city police and fire commissioner; prior to that, he served as | 14 |
| the city street commissioner; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart was a member and past president of the | 16 |
| Lions' Club; he was a member of Marion Main Street and also a | 17 |
| member of Second Baptist Church; he was very active in Marion | 18 |
| Youth Baseball and Softball, where he coached, umpired, and | 19 |
| served on the board; he was also a volunteer at Heartland | 20 |
| Regional Medical Center; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stewart's greatest passion was his family; his | 22 |
| passing has been deeply felt by many, especially his daughter | 23 |
| and son-in-law, Scarlett and Mike Phillips; his daughter, Misty | 24 |
| Barclay; his daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Mike Boyd; and | 25 |
| his daughter and son-in-law, Gabriele and Scott Farner; his | 26 |
| grandchildren, Stewart Michael Phillips, Hannah and Grace | 27 |
| Boyd, Molly Barclay, Zachary Farner, and Tucker Farner; his | 28 |
| sister, Lilly and Arthur "Butch" Boatright; his brothers, Paul | 29 |
| and Louise Stewart, Bobby and Liz Stewart, Billy and Terry | 30 |
| Stewart, Hal Stewart, Jerry and Toni Stewart, and Jackie and |
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| Cheryl Stewart; his many nieces and nephews; and his numerous | 2 |
| close friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| mourn the passing of Jimmy Stewart, and we extend our most | 6 |
| sincere sympathy to his friends, family, and all who knew and | 7 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Stewart as an expression of our | 10 |
| condolences for their loss.
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