Full Text of SR2261 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of James J. "Jim" Albritton of Joliet, who | 4 | | passed away on September 14, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Albritton was born in Peoria to Dorothy | 6 | | (McGrath) and Fay Albritton on July 30, 1951; he was raised in | 7 | | Joliet and attended St. Patrick Grade School and Joliet | 8 | | Catholic High; his family moved to Brussels for several years, | 9 | | and he graduated from the International High School of | 10 | | Brussels; he earned a bachelor's degree from the College of St | 11 | | Francis and graduated Summa Cum Laude; he was a veteran of the | 12 | | United States Army and served during Vietnam; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Albritton had a memorable career as a law | 14 | | enforcement officer for the City of Joliet; he served as a | 15 | | patrol officer from 1983 until 1994; he was a Lieutenant | 16 | | Administrator from 1994 until 1998 and was promoted to Captain | 17 | | in 1998, a position he held until his retirement in 2008; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jim Albritton was a member of the Loyal Order of | 19 | | Moose Lodge #300, the BPOE Joliet Lodge #296, the Exchange | 20 | | Club, the American Legion Post #1080, the Knights of Columbus | 21 | | Council 12014, the Irish American Society of County Will, the | 22 | | Merit Commission, and the Joliet Chamber of Commerce; he served |
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| 1 | | on the board of the Will County Center for Independent Living | 2 | | and the Salvation Army, where he was a former president; he | 3 | | founded "Shop with a Cop" to ensure all area kids had a bright | 4 | | holiday season; he was elected to the Joliet Park District | 5 | | Board and served as Commissioner; he enjoyed participating in | 6 | | special events for the Prairie Trail Credit Union and serving | 7 | | spaghetti annually for the Fraternal Order of Police; he will | 8 | | be remembered for his friendly disposition, keen sense of | 9 | | humor, and for always finding the time to help; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jim Albritton was preceded in death by his parents | 11 | | and his sisters, Anne Birong, Susan Worley, and Mary Jo Smith; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Albritton is survived by his children, Kendra | 14 | | Albritton and Devyn (Cory) Wingerter; his grandchildren, | 15 | | Kendra Overstreet, Aidan Overstreet, Chase Wingerter, and | 16 | | Madison Wingerter; his siblings, Lora Albritton and Robert | 17 | | Smith; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | James J. "Jim" Albritton and extend our sincere sympathy to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Jim Albritton as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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