Full Text of SR0071 101st 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 Narcissus "Jim" De Wulf of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on December 7, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim De Wulf was born in Moline to Narcissus James | 6 | | and Ann (De Doncker) De Wulf on March 14, 1936; he played | 7 | | basketball for Alleman High School, where he held numerous | 8 | | records at the time of his graduation; during his prep career, | 9 | | he earned all-state honors as a senior from both the Chicago | 10 | | Daily News and the Champaign News-Gazette; he went on to play | 11 | | basketball for Loyola University Chicago and served as the | 12 | | Rambler co-captain in 1958; he earned his Juris Doctorate from | 13 | | DePaul University and served as an officer in the U.S. Army | 14 | | Judge Advocate General's Corps; he married Judith Meyers in Ft. | 15 | | Leonard Wood, Missouri on August 17, 1963; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jim De Wulf served as the Rock Island County | 17 | | State's Attorney from 1968 to 1972; he enjoyed a long and | 18 | | successful career in private practice and was a member of the | 19 | | Illinois Bar Association; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jim De Wulf was inducted into the Illinois | 21 | | Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1978; he enjoyed | 22 | | golfing, watching his grandchildren play sports, and was an |
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| 1 | | avid follower of all things sports; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jim De Wulf was preceded in death by his parents | 3 | | and his wife, Judy; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jim De Wulf is survived by his children, Victoria | 5 | | (Thomas) Boney, Jim (Kelley) De Wulf, and Suzanne (Scott) | 6 | | Mehaffy; eight grandchildren; and his brother, Joseph De Wulf | 7 | | D.D.S.; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | James Narcissus "Jim" De Wulf and extend our sincere | 11 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 12 | | him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jim De Wulf as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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