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90_HR0652
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former
4 State Senator James H. Rupp Jr., of Decatur, Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Rupp was born in Kearny, New Jersey on May
6 17, 1918; he graduated from Kearny High School in 1936; He
7 attended Staunton Military Academy in Virginia and studied
8 economics and business at Monmouth College in Monmouth,
9 Illinois; he graduated from Monmouth in 1941 and was listed
10 in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; he was a
11 veteran of World War II, serving as a sub-chaser captain; he
12 served in the Korean War as an inspector and instructor; and
13 WHEREAS, James H. Rupp Jr. married Florence C. Reincke in
14 1944; she preceded him in death; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Rupp was a member of Rotary International,
16 VFW Post 99, the Decatur Shriners Club, and American Legion
17 Post 105; he was a charter and active member of Woodland
18 Chapel Presbyterian Church; he was a partner and later the
19 sole owner of the Creighton-Jackson Insurance Agency; and
20 WHEREAS, Mr. Rupp served the city of Decatur as Mayor for
21 10 years, from 1966 to 1976; he went on to serve in the State
22 Senate for the 51st Legislative District for 10 more years;
23 and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Rupp is survived by his sons, James F. Rupp
25 and his wife Beth and Jeffery Dean Rupp and his wife Joan;
26 his grandchildren, Victoria G. Rupp, Jesse Dean Rupp, Branden
27 Zylstra, and Natalie Zylstra; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 mourn, along with his family, friends, and former
31 constituents, the death of James H. Rupp Jr.; may they find
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1 peace and solace in this time of need; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of James H. Rupp Jr.