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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of James Von Boeckman, who passed away
5 on June 23, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman served as an Illinois State
7 Representative for the 45th District from 1965 to 1966 and
8 from 1971 to 1981; during his tenure, he served as chairman
9 of the House Motor Vehicles Committee and later as executive
10 chairman of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Laws Commission; and
11 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman was born on January 23, 1923
12 in Pekin, Illinois to Carl and Agnes Sipka Von Boeckman; and
13 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman attended the University of
14 Illinois at Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15 in Boston; and
16 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman was a World War II Navy
17 veteran, attaining the rank of fireman 1st class; he was a
18 member of William Schaefer American Legion Post 44 and Pekin
19 AMVETS Post 235; and
20 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman was a member of Pekin
21 Supervisors Club and the Pioneer Club of Corn Products Co.;
22 he served as a night superintendent and supervisor of new
23 construction for Corn Products Co. International for 38
24 years, retiring in 1985; in addition, he served as president,
25 secretary-treasurer, and shop steward for Oil, Chemical and
26 Atomic Workers Local 7662; and
27 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman served as vice president of
28 the Peoria-Tazewell County Industrial Union Council CIO and
29 the Peoria-Tazewell Council Labor Council AFL-CIO, serving as
30 chairman of the COPE Committee for both councils; and
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1 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman recently served on the
2 Tazewell County Board since 1999; he has also served as a
3 member of the County Board from 1959 to 1965, becoming
4 chairman in 1964; and
5 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman also served as Tazewell
6 County deputy sheriff; and
7 WHEREAS, James Von Boeckman was a past member of the
8 Tri-County Planning Commission, the Pekin United Fund, the
9 Pekin Boys Club Board, the Pekin Planning and Zoning
10 Commission, and the board of directors of the Tazewell County
11 American Red Cross, where he was a 20-gallon donor; in
12 addition, he was a member of Eagles Aerie 1869, the Loyal
13 Order of the Moose Lodge 916, the Benevolent and Protective
14 Order of the Elks Lodge 1271, and a member of St. John's
15 Lutheran Church in Pekin, where he served as chairman of the
16 board; and
17 WHEREAS, In 1977, at the annual convention of the
18 Assembly of Government Employees, James Von Boeckman was
19 named one of the nation's top ten state lawmakers; in
20 addition, he received an award in recognition and
21 appreciation of his outstanding legislative service from the
22 Urban Counties Council of Illinois in 1980; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of James Von Boeckman will be deeply
24 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife of 60
25 years, Norma; his sons, James (wife, Vicki) and Steven (wife,
26 Jill); his daughters, Barbara (husband, Edward) Huber and
27 Bonnie (husband, Russell) Jarmusz; his sisters, Louise
28 (husband, Don) Ronvich and Carol Johnson; his 2
29 grandchildren; and his 14 great-grandchildren; therefore, be
30 it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
32 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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1 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of former
2 Illinois State Representative James Von Boeckman of Pekin,
3 Illinois; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of James Von Boeckman with our
6 sincere condolences.