Bill Text: IL HR0273 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jimmie Lee Pierce of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0273 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0273-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
Jimmie | ||||||
4 | Lee Pierce of Springfield, who passed away on March 13, 2009; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Lee Pierce was born on June 4, 1921 in | ||||||
7 | Redden, Oklahoma; he was the son of Joshua L. and Mary | ||||||
8 | Hardgrave Pierce; he married Donna Rich on April 13, 1950 in | ||||||
9 | Minonk; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Lee Pierce was born and raised on a farm in | ||||||
11 | Oklahoma, though early in his life he had the opportunity to | ||||||
12 | try out for the St. Louis Cardinals; Jimmie was a member of the | ||||||
13 | Civilian Conservation Corps prior to his service in the United | ||||||
14 | States Army during World War II, where he earned three Bronze | ||||||
15 | Stars and two Purple Hearts; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Lee Pierce attended the Diesel Engineering | ||||||
17 | School in St. Louis, Missouri; he was a co-owner of Pierce | ||||||
18 | Refined Oil and served as an executive with the Illinois | ||||||
19 | Environmental Protection Agency; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Lee Pierce enjoyed spending time with his | ||||||
21 | family and entertaining friends; he also enjoyed fishing, golf, |
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1 | hunting, playing his guitar, and singing; he was a member of | ||||||
2 | Church of the Little Flower, the DAV, the Elks Club, and the | ||||||
3 | Springfield Motor Boat Club; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Lee Pierce was preceded in death by his | ||||||
5 | parents; his brothers, Lonnie, Ray, Ed, Perry, and Haskel; and | ||||||
6 | his sister, Vesta; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Lee Pierce is survived by his wife of | ||||||
8 | fifty-nine years, Donna Pierce; his daughters, Denise | ||||||
9 | (husband, John) Reid and Delane (husband, Ken) Cathers; his | ||||||
10 | grandchildren, Brandy, Nicholas (wife, LeAnne), Ashley, and | ||||||
11 | Shannon; his great-grandchildren, Sophia and Samantha; his | ||||||
12 | brothers, Jay Pierce and Clyde Pierce; and his sisters, Thelma | ||||||
13 | Cockrill and Louise Rowland; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Lee Pierce will be remembered by all who | ||||||
15 | knew and loved him as a good man who never met a stranger and | ||||||
16 | always had a joke to tell; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
19 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jimmie | ||||||
20 | Lee Pierce; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to the family of Jimmie Lee Pierce as an expression | ||||||
2 | of our sympathy.
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