Full Text of HR0882 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to hear
of the passing of James J. | 4 | | Elson, Sr. of Canton and wish to honor his life and pay tribute | 5 | | to this
very special man; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Elson, Sr. was born in Pontiac on August 5, | 7 | | 1931 to Howard and Bernadine (nee Twomey) Elson; he graduated | 8 | | from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of
Science from | 9 | | the College of Agriculture and a Juris Doctorate from the | 10 | | College of Law; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Elson, Sr., after graduating from the | 12 | | College of Law, served 3 years
of active duty as a judge | 13 | | advocate (Captain) in the United States Air Force; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Elson, Sr. began practicing law in Canton | 15 | | after his release from service,
which he continued to do until | 16 | | his retirement in 2009; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, James Elson, Sr.'s hard work led to a long career | 18 | | in law, which included being
named a laureate of the Illinois | 19 | | Academy of Lawyers in 2001, being a member of the Illinois | 20 | | State Bar
Association Board of Governors for 8 years, and being | 21 | | a member of the Illinois State Bar
Association Assembly for 13 |
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| 1 | | years; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, James Elson, Sr. was deeply involved in his | 3 | | community as a Trustee of the
Parlin-Ingersoll Public Library | 4 | | for 32 years and as President of the Canton Area Chamber of
| 5 | | Commerce in 1970; he was named Citizen of the Year in 1985; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Elson, Sr. will leave a legacy of | 7 | | outstanding community service to the
City of Canton through all | 8 | | that he has done; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Elson, Sr. is survived by his wife, Nancy | 10 | | Elson; his 2 daughters, Marygrace
Elson and Joan Bernadine | 11 | | Moore; his 3 sons, James J. Elson, Jr., Stephen P. Elson, and | 12 | | John C. Elson;
and his 2 sisters, Mary Anne Elson and Carol | 13 | | Abell; he has 12 grandchildren
and a great-grandchild; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | mourn the passing of James J. Elson, Sr., and
extend our | 18 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all of those | 19 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of James
Elson, Sr. as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our respect and deepest sympathies.
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