SR0417 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Jack Wooden, who passed away on June 9, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Jack Wooden was born on January 19, 1932, in Hartford; his parents were Elbie and Nancy Wooden; and

WHEREAS, Jack Wooden served in the United States Air Force in Cheyenne, Wyoming; following his stint in the military, he and his wife moved to the Riverbend area, where they became members of First Baptist Church of East Alton and owned and operated Woody's Drive-Ins and Atlantis Pools; and

WHEREAS, Jack Wooden was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Catherine; his grandson, Garrett Wooden; his brothers, Luther and Edwin Wooden; and his sisters, Beatrice Hicks, Anna Milazzo Archer, and Nancy Freeman; and

WHEREAS, Jack Wooden is survived by his daughters, Christie and Cheryl Wooden and Candy (Vern) Hurley; his sons, Jeff (Sue) Wooden and Jon Wooden; his grandchildren, Adam, Nathan, and Audrey Dettmers, Cory, Bethany, Chelsey, and Gabrielle Wooden, and Hannah and Olivia Hurley; his great-grandchildren, Lilian and Samantha Dettmers and Lydia Klocke; his brothers, George and Robert Wooden; and his sisters, Barbara Petitt and Shirley (Dale) Schofield; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jack Wooden; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jack Wooden as an expression of our sympathy.