Full Text of SR0800 95th General Assembly
SR0800 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
John A. Mitchell of Crystal Lake, who | 4 |
| passed away on July 11, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, John A. Mitchell was born on June 19, 1928; his | 6 |
| parents were Arnold and Anna Mitchell; he married Jeanne Zoia | 7 |
| on April 23, 1949 in Woodstock; and
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| WHEREAS, John A. Mitchell was involved in the automobile | 9 |
| business for more than 60 years; soon after attending Crystal | 10 |
| Lake High School, he went to work for Overton Chevrolet in | 11 |
| Crystal Lake; the dealership later became Reichert Chevrolet, | 12 |
| where he worked his way up to the position of general manager; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, In 1970, John A. Mitchell fulfilled his lifelong | 15 |
| dream of opening his own new car dealership, Mitchell Buick | 16 |
| Olds in McHenry; during his 60-year automotive career, he also | 17 |
| owned other dealerships, including Mitchell Chevrolet in | 18 |
| Marengo, Mitchell AMC Jeep in McHenry, and Mitchell Lincoln | 19 |
| Mercury in McHenry, as well as several used car dealerships and | 20 |
| an auto body shop; and
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| WHEREAS, John A. Mitchell was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his brother, Arnold (Bud); and his sister, Rita; and
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| WHEREAS, John A. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Jeanne; | 3 |
| his six daughters, who were his pride and joy, Patricia | 4 |
| Prentice, Irene (John) Golbeck, Mary (Phil) Grant, Janet (Tony) | 5 |
| Balchunas, Kay (Tim) Benoy, and Maureen (Rick) Benoy; his 13 | 6 |
| grandchildren, Gene and Anna Prentice, Jennifer and Tom | 7 |
| Golbeck, Sue and Mike Grant, Jon and Brittany Balchunas, and | 8 |
| Natalie, Stephanie, Steve, Matt, and Kristi Benoy; his five | 9 |
| great-grandchildren, Morgan, MacKinzie, and Mason Prentice, | 10 |
| and Kaitlyn and Emily Golbeck; and his sister, Colette | 11 |
| Pindersk; and
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| WHEREAS, John A. Mitchell will be remembered by all who | 13 |
| knew and loved him as an honest and effective community and | 14 |
| civic leader and as a loving and caring grandfather; therefore, | 15 |
| be it | 16 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John A. Mitchell; and be | 19 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of John A. Mitchell as an expression of | 22 |
| our sympathy.
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