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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of John D. Jay of Mahomet, who passed away
4on December 12, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, John Jay was born in Champaign to John and Grace
6(Scales) Jay on June 11, 1942; he graduated from Champaign High
7School in 1960; he married Dorothy Munds in 1961, and they were
8married for nearly 30 years; he later married Connie "Sunny"
9(Curry) Barnhart on October 22, 1996; and
 
10    WHEREAS, John Jay joined the Cornbelt Fire Department in
111971; he rose through the ranks and became fire chief in 1981;
12he retired in 2011; and
 
13    WHEREAS, John Jay was active in the Future Farmers of
14America when he was in high school and started his own farm at
15the age of 17; he was a member of the Champaign County Farm
16Bureau and was Farm Leader of the Year in 2005; he was active
17in his community and served on both the Zoning Board of Appeals
18and the Champaign County Board; and
 
19    WHEREAS, John Jay was preceded in death by his brother,
20Gale, and his brother-in-law, Don Deem; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, John Jay is survived by his wife, Connie; his
2children, Bill (Jill) Jay, John (Lorie) Jay, Clay (Amy)
3Barnhart, and Angie (Mark) Bundy; 18 grandchildren; eight
4great-grandchildren; and four siblings, Beth (Al) Barnes, Ann
5Rollins, Ralph Jay, and Ruth Jay; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
8John D. Jay and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
9friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of John Jay as an expression of our
12deepest sympathy.