Full Text of HR0074 102nd 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 Mayor | 4 | | Jon Arthur Simmons of Vienna, who passed away on January 27, | 5 | | 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Simmons was born in Goreville Township, | 7 | | Johnson County to John and Veneta (Hudgens) Simmons on June | 8 | | 15, 1941; he graduated from Vienna High School in 1959; he was | 9 | | drafted on November 27, 1963, and he served in U.S. Army during | 10 | | the Vietnam War; he was honorably discharged on November 26, | 11 | | 1965; he married Jessie Jean Goins in Vienna on June 22, 2012; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Simmons became an auctioneer in 1974, and | 14 | | he traveled all over Southern Illinois to conduct auctions; he | 15 | | loved to conduct auctions and visit with auction followers; he | 16 | | also owned and operated Linda's Tavern in Vienna for several | 17 | | years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Simmons served as the mayor of the City of | 19 | | Vienna for the past 12 years; he loved Vienna and its people; | 20 | | he was known for always providing a reliable, helping hand to | 21 | | whomever was in need; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Simmons was a member of Faith Harvest | 2 | | Assembly Church in Vienna; he was a life member of the Saline | 3 | | Masonic Lodge #339 A.F. & A.M. in Goreville, the Beggs-Gurley | 4 | | VFW Post # 5222, and the Ainad Shrine temple; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Simmons was an avid sports and St. Louis | 6 | | Cardinals baseball fan; he loved to attend all sporting | 7 | | events, especially the Vienna Eagles boys and girls basketball | 8 | | games; he was always there for the kids and was their #1 fan; | 9 | | in years past, he enjoyed rabbit and quail hunting; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Simmons was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; his brothers, Guy B. Simmons and Max Simmons; and his | 12 | | father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Maude Goins; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Simmons is survived by his wife and best | 14 | | friend of over 35 years, Jean Simmons; his sons, Frank Towns | 15 | | (Tashia Culp) and Jason (Lisa) Meyer; his grandchildren, Ryker | 16 | | James Towns and Electa Ann Meyer; his brother, Gary Simmons; | 17 | | and his several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we mourn the passing of Mayor Jon Arthur Simmons and extend our | 21 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 22 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Mayor Simmons as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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