Bill Text: IL HR0022 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jim Mitchell of Johnston City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR0022 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0022-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jim | ||||||
4 | Mitchell of Johnston City, who passed away on January 1, 2019 | ||||||
5 | at the age of 74; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Growing up, Jim Mitchell was active in the Boy | ||||||
7 | Scouts and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout; he graduated from | ||||||
8 | Johnson City High School in 1962; he earned a degree in | ||||||
9 | vocational education from Southern Illinois | ||||||
10 | University-Carbondale; he was a veteran of the United States | ||||||
11 | Army and served honorably; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Jim Mitchell worked for the Illinois Department of | ||||||
13 | Transportation and retired in 2002; in 2003, he began working | ||||||
14 | as a sales agent with Modern Woodmen of America; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Jim Mitchell remained actively involved with the | ||||||
16 | Boy Scouts and volunteered his time to Boy Scout Troop #19 of | ||||||
17 | Johnston City and was awarded the Silver Beaver Award for his | ||||||
18 | dedication; he also served as the District Commissioner for the | ||||||
19 | Boy Scouts in the Egyptian District of Southern Illinois; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Jim Mitchell was a member of the Lake Creek | ||||||
21 | Masonic Lodge #729 of Johnston City; he was also a member of |
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1 | the Williamson County Shrine Club, where he enjoyed being a | ||||||
2 | clown at many of the Shrine's functions for children; he was a | ||||||
3 | longtime member of the First Christian Church in West | ||||||
4 | Frankfort; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jim Mitchell is survived by his wife, Jeannie; his | ||||||
6 | daughter, Misty (Tom) Whittington; his son, Grant (Abby) | ||||||
7 | Mitchell; his stepson, Glenn (D'Anne) Stephenson; his | ||||||
8 | grandson, Trevor Whittington; his sisters, Ruth Alice Wolfe and | ||||||
9 | Melody (Mike) Kazmi; his sister-in-law, Marilyn Mitchell; his | ||||||
10 | brother-in-law, Jeff Duvall; and his many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
11 | therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
13 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we mourn the passing of Jim Mitchell and extend our sincere | ||||||
15 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
16 | him; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Jim Mitchell as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | deepest sympathy.
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