Bill Text: IL SR0627 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Robert "Jim" King.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0627 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0627-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of James Robert "Jim" King, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on November 18, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jim King was born to Robert and Virginia (Braden) | ||||||
| 6 | King in Pekin on July 2, 1942; he served aboard the USS O'Hare | ||||||
| 7 | in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1965, during which he | ||||||
| 8 | participated in the naval blockade over the course of the | ||||||
| 9 | Cuban Missle Crisis; he married Cheryl (Harris) King in Morton | ||||||
| 10 | on October 15, 1966; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Jim King worked as an electrician with IBEW Local | ||||||
| 12 | 34 for 36 years, retiring in 2001; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Jim King enjoyed spending time on the lake and | ||||||
| 14 | teaching his children and grandchildren how to fish; he loved | ||||||
| 15 | hunting, cutting wood, and reading; he was creative and had a | ||||||
| 16 | knack for inventing tools to make his life easier; he was also | ||||||
| 17 | a fierce euchre player and a practical joker; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jim King was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
| 19 | his brother, John "Jack" King; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Jim King is survived by his children, Jeff | ||||||
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| 1 | (Evelyn), Jennifer (Greg), and Jamie (Daniel); three | ||||||
| 2 | grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two granddogs; | ||||||
| 3 | therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 6 | James Robert "Jim" King and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 7 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further
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