Full Text of HR0756 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John A. | 4 | | Killam of Jacksonville, who passed away on August 24, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Killam was born in rural Morgan County on | 6 | | October 19, 1923 to John S. and Pearl Bowlds Killam; he married | 7 | | Helen L. Cox on December 14, 1947 at the Lynnville Christian | 8 | | Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Killam farmed and raised livestock west of | 10 | | Jacksonville for many years; he served as a Morgan County | 11 | | Commissioner for 16 years from December of 1986 to December of | 12 | | 2002; he was active as a lobbyist for agricultural interests | 13 | | and received many awards for his work in the advancement of the | 14 | | livestock industry in Illinois; he worked with the Illinois | 15 | | Beef Association for over 20 years, retiring in 1989; under his | 16 | | leadership, the first Illinois State Beef Checkoff was | 17 | | established in 1983; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Killam was a fan of automobile racing and | 19 | | enjoyed antique tractors and steam power; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Killam was preceded in death by his 2 sons, | 21 | | John Paul Killam and James Killam; his sister, Irene Killam |
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| 1 | | McCollough; his infant sister, Mary Catherine; and his infant | 2 | | half-sister; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Killam is survived by his wife, Helen; his 2 | 4 | | children, Rob Killam and Lenore Killam; his grandson, John Paul | 5 | | Killam; and his 2 sisters, Angela Guthrie and Ruth (Larry) | 6 | | Martinez; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | mourn the passing of John A. Killam, and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of John Killam as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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