Full Text of SR0658 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the deaths of Patricia "Pat" A. Glenn, who passed | 4 | | away on November 3, 2021, and James "Jim" A. Glenn, who passed | 5 | | away on August 1, 2021, both of New Holland; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Glenn was born to Robert Charles and | 7 | | Lucinda Mae McCauley Halcott on her family's Centennial Farm | 8 | | near Streator on March 12, 1943; she graduated from Streator | 9 | | High School in 1961; she attended Illinois State University | 10 | | and the University of Illinois; she earned a bachelor's degree | 11 | | in Business Administration, a master's degree in Educational | 12 | | Psychology, and a doctorate in Educational Administration; she | 13 | | married James Glenn on November 9, 1974; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James A. Glenn was born to Edward R. and Frances | 15 | | May Fulton Glenn in the family home in Middletown on December | 16 | | 27, 1931; he graduated from Middletown High School in 1949; he | 17 | | attended Lincoln College and Millikin University; he then | 18 | | served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman and clerk in | 19 | | Korea during the Korean Conflict; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Glenn was an educator who started her | 21 | | career by teaching business subjects at Beason High School | 22 | | until it consolidated with Lincoln Community High School; at |
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| 1 | | that time, she became a high school guidance counselor at | 2 | | Lincoln; she retired from that position in May of 2001; she | 3 | | subsequently became a real estate agent and earned her broker | 4 | | manager license and green certifications; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Glenn became involved in the automotive | 6 | | business in 1954; he purchased a Pontiac-Cadillac dealership | 7 | | on April 1, 1961 and became the youngest Pontiac-Cadillac | 8 | | Dealer in the United States at 29 years old; a fourth | 9 | | generation Logan County merchant, he operated Glenn | 10 | | Pontiac-Cadillac from 1961 to 1997; he then operated a used | 11 | | car lot under the historical family business name, "J. Glenn & | 12 | | Co"; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Glenn volunteered with the Abraham | 14 | | Lincoln Memorial Hospital Stardust Ball, the Lincoln College | 15 | | Grand Soiree, and Boy Scout Troop #102 for many years; she was | 16 | | a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the | 17 | | Mayflower Society, as a proud direct Mayflower descendant; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, James Glenn was a member of Lincoln Elks Lodge | 19 | | #914, American Legion Post #263, Lincoln Masonic Lodge #210, | 20 | | and the Ansar Shrine and Logan County Shrine Clubs; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Glenn enjoyed buying and selling | 22 | | antiques and genealogy research; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Glenn enjoyed working outside at his home | 2 | | in the country; he was a golfer and, later in life, enjoyed | 3 | | taking road trips based on recommendations from farm | 4 | | magazines; he also enjoyed attending football and basketball | 5 | | games at the University of Illinois and was an avid St. Louis | 6 | | Cardinals fan; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Patricia and James Glenn are survived by their | 8 | | son, James R. Glenn Jr.; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Patricia "Pat" A. and James "Jim" A. Glenn and extend our | 12 | | sincere condolences to their family, friends, and all who knew | 13 | | and loved them; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Patricia and James Glenn as an | 16 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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