Full Text of HR0855 98th 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 George | 4 | | "Joe" Pearson, who passed away on February 11, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George "Joe" Pearson was born in Harrisburg on | 6 | | December 30, 1948; he earned his bachelor's degree and his | 7 | | masters's degree from Southern Illinois University and married | 8 | | Pamela Seright; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, George "Joe" Pearson opened the Village | 10 | | Pump Restaurant, Bar, and Hotel with his brother; he also | 11 | | opened Pearson Jewelry before joining the Arclar Company in | 12 | | 1987 and soon became the preeminent coal salesman in the United | 13 | | States; he was instrumental in seeing Arclar grow from 19 | 14 | | employees, producing 200,000 tons of coal per year, to 600 | 15 | | employees, producing 6,000,000 tons per year; he was also a | 16 | | partner in Power Inc., a coal loading facility in Shawneetown | 17 | | and served as President of Eagle River Coal LLC in Mitcheville; | 18 | | he served as Vice-Chairman of the Illinois Coal Association, | 19 | | Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Illinois Department of | 20 | | Natural Resources, board member of the Illinois Coal Council, | 21 | | and board member of the Illinois Coal Development Board; he was | 22 | | known around the Illinois State Capital as "the face of coal"; | 23 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his work in coal, George "Joe" | 2 | | Pearson became part owner of Farmers State Bank in Alto Pass in | 3 | | 1994; he aided its expansion to additional cities and remained | 4 | | on the Board of Directors following the selling of his shares; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, George "Joe" Pearson was a member of the First | 7 | | United Methodist Church; he provided scholarships and | 8 | | supported local ball teams and was very supportive of his | 9 | | community; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, George "Joe" Pearson is survived by his wife, | 11 | | Pamela; his brothers, John "Spider" (Pam) Pearson and Jim | 12 | | (Suzie) Pearson; his niece, Stephanie (Gene) Wise; his | 13 | | great-nephew, Dillon Wise; and his nephews, David (Kendra) | 14 | | Pearson and Mike Pearson; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we mourn the passing of George "Joe" Pearson, and extend our | 18 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 19 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of George "Joe" Pearson as an |
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| 1 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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