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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of John "Jack" L. Hoff of Waukegan, who
4passed away on August 1, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jack was born on September 8, 1926; he attended
6Immaculate Conception Grade School, and, in 1944, he joined the
7United States Air Force, serving as a crew chief on B-29s; he
8married Eda Ramacci in 1945; for a short time, he played
9semi-pro football for the Waukegan Merchants; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Jack joined his father, Clarence, on the Waukegan
11police force in 1949 and stayed there until 1976; he started as
12a patrolman, walking a beat and driving a motorcycle; he served
13as the night shift commander of the detective bureau, became a
14life-time master pistol marksman with the National Rifle
15Association, and served as the department training officer; he
16and his brother, Larry, achieved a first in Waukegan police
17history when they were promoted to captain together, finishing
18the examination in first and second place; in 1969, the
19Exchange Club of Waukegan named Captain Hoff the Outstanding
20Law Enforcement Officer of Lake County; his oldest son, Ralph,
21joined his father with the Waukegan police department in 1973;
22in 1976, he retired from the police department to become the
23security chief of Lakehurst Mall; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Jack served the city of Waukegan as a 7th ward
2alderman; he founded the Captain's Security Corporation in
31980, and the company is still in business in Waukegan; his
4hobbies included baseball, boating, and driving his 1963 Falcon
5convertible, restored by his son, Steve; he also enjoyed trap
6shooting, however, his passion was golf; he was a member of
7Glen Flora Country Club, and, on July 3, 1999, he accomplished
8one of golf's rare feats by shooting his age of 72; he also had
95 hole in ones through the years; he was a member of St. Dismas
10Church, CCKC, Northbrook, a former President of the Waukegan
11Police Association, and a member of the Waukegan Police Pension
12Board; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Jack was preceded in death by his parents, and his
14brother, Lawrence; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Jack was the beloved husband of Eda; the loving
16father of Ralph Hoff, Steve Hoff, and Susan (Robert) Horrom;
17the dear grandfather of Kris, Kelli, Natalie, and Stephanie; 7
18great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren;
19therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22John "Jack" L. Hoff, and extend our sincere condolences to his

 

 

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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of John "Jack" L. Hoff as an expression
5of our deepest sympathy.