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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of James "Jamie" MaGirl of Cape Coral,
4Florida, formerly of Bloomington, who passed away on January
516, 2019; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Jamie MaGirl was born at Brokaw Hospital in Normal
7to Willis and Mary Lou MaGirl on April 12, 1939; he graduated
8from Bloomington High School and Rollins College in Winter
9Park, Florida; he served in the Illinois Air National Guard
10183rd Tactical Fighter Group in Springfield; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Jamie MaGirl was the owner of MaGirl Supply
12Company; the business was founded by his great-grandfather in
131892 and operated as a family business in Bloomington until it
14was sold in 1994; he retired in 2004; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Jamie MaGirl was a member of the Young Men's Club,
16a charter member of many social and professional organizations,
17including the Bloomington Normal Ski Club; he was a retired
18director of the former American State Bank; he maintained a
19membership in the McLean County Museum of History; and
 
20    WHEREAS, After his retirement, Jamie MaGirl moved to Cape
21Coral, Florida, where he married Janet Prillaman at Captiva

 

 

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1Island on June 3, 2006; in Florida, he was a member and elder
2of Faith Presbyterian Church and a member of the Southwest
3Florida Yacht Club; he was also a valued volunteer at Edison
4Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, where he portrayed Thomas
5Edison as living history for 13 years; he was a fan of the
6Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Cubs; a lifelong racing
7enthusiast, he attended 56 Indianapolis 500 and 24 Brickyard
8400 races; he was a pilot and enjoyed tennis, golf, and
9boating; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Jamie MaGirl was preceded in death by his parents;
11his sister, Joanne Arnold; and his daughter, Melissa MaGirl
12Bouwer; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Jamie MaGirl is survived by his wife, Janet; his
14stepsons, Evan (Kristi) Gibbons and Andrew (Meghan) Gibbons;
15his son-in-law, Reiner Bouwer; his nine grandchildren; his
16brother-in-law, Don Arnold; his niece, Cynthia (Jeff) Bowen;
17his nephew, James (Sherry) Arnold; and his great-niece and
18three great-nephews; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
21James "Jamie" MaGirl and extend our sincere condolences to his
22family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
23further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Jamie MaGirl as an expression of our
3deepest sympathy.