Bill Text: IL SR0641 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jess O. Woodman, Jr. of Godfrey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0641 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0641-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Jess O. Woodman, Jr. of Godfrey, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on June 6, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio on | ||||||
6 | October 24, 1932 to Jess O., Sr. and Irene Marie (nee Deorio) | ||||||
7 | Woodman; he served in the United States Navy during the Korean | ||||||
8 | War; he was married to the former Peggy Means for 26 years | ||||||
9 | until her passing; he married Amy Ensley on June 9, 1978; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Following in his father's footsteps, Jess | ||||||
11 | Woodman, Jr. became a collision repair specialist, working at | ||||||
12 | area dealerships and then opening Custom Auto Body and later, | ||||||
13 | Woodman Auto Body in Alton; after retiring from the collision | ||||||
14 | business, he worked as a claims adjuster with Sentry Insurance | ||||||
15 | Company; after retirement, he managed the Bethalto Wash-N-Go | ||||||
16 | for 11 years; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. was a member of Calvary Baptist | ||||||
18 | Church in Alton; as a young man, he was a boxer; he drag raced | ||||||
19 | throughout the Midwest and enjoyed street rodding and | ||||||
20 | membership in the FBI (Fat Boys of IL); and
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21 | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. was preceded in death by his |
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1 | first wife, Peggy; his 2 brothers, Paul and Bill Woodman; and | ||||||
2 | his son, Danny L. Woodman; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Jess Woodman, Jr. is survived by his wife, Amy; | ||||||
4 | his children, Jess H. Woodman (Ginger), Stacie R. Woodman, | ||||||
5 | Darrell R. Woodman (Linnette), and Theresa Taylor (David); his | ||||||
6 | grandchildren, Chad (Meredith), Ryan (Samantha), Luke, and | ||||||
7 | Emma Woodman, Justin Skurat, and Bethany and Crystal Woodman; | ||||||
8 | his great-grandchildren, Clay, Elle, Owen, Lilly, and Kailey | ||||||
9 | Woodman, Makaylah Harrington, and Silas Skurat; and his 3 | ||||||
10 | sisters, Shirley Lyerla, Irene Besaw, and Dina Reed; therefore, | ||||||
11 | be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Jess O. Woodman, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Jess Woodman, Jr. as an expression | ||||||
19 | of our deepest sympathy.
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