Full Text of SR0774 99th 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 Francis Thornton of Bloomington, | 4 | | who passed away on July 11, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Thornton was born in Lima, Peru on October | 6 | | 23, 1942 to Frank B. and S. Eleanor (nee McComiskey) Thornton; | 7 | | he was raised in Myrtle, Ontario and graduated from Whitby High | 8 | | School in 1960; he married Frankie in Fredericton, New | 9 | | Brunswick on October 17, 1964 and graduated from the University | 10 | | of New Brunswick in 1967 as an electrical engineer; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Thornton was hired by Firestone out of | 12 | | college as an engineer in Hopewell, Virginia; he worked for | 13 | | Firestone, America OTR, and then Bridgestone, eventually | 14 | | moving to Bloomington in 1983, where he finished out his | 15 | | working career as director of manufacturing for Bridgestone; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, James Thornton was an athlete of several sports | 18 | | (wrestling, hockey, swimming, diving, golf), a wicked pool | 19 | | player, a brilliant card player, and harbored a complete | 20 | | command (which he loved to share) of the finest scotches in the | 21 | | world; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Thornton was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, James Thornton is survived by his wife of 50 | 4 | | years, Frankie; his sisters, Susan (Jerry Foreman) and Mary | 5 | | (Posa) Shultz; his brother, Peter Thornton; his 2 daughters, | 6 | | Dr. Sherri (Dr. Matthew Fraker) Thornton and Jami Thornton; his | 7 | | 3 grandchildren, Dixon and Hayden Fraker and Parker Thornton; | 8 | | his nephews, Mike Foreman, Jim Foreman, and Jonathan Thornton; | 9 | | and his niece, Cathy Foreman; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | James Francis Thornton, and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of James Thornton as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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