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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of James Reed "Pappy" "Jim" Rodney of
4Moline, who passed away on February 16, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, James Rodney was born in Canton to Albert and Mary
6Reed Rodney on February 3, 1941; he graduated from Canton High
7School in 1959 and married Bonnie Ironfield later that year in
8Denver, Colorado; he was a missile instructor in the United
9States Air Force for 8 years, achieving the rank of Airman
10First Class; he married Sunny Grotegeer in Canton in 1973; and
 
11    WHEREAS, James Rodney worked at International Harvester
12for 11 years before owning and operating Woodstoves N' Things
13in Orion for several years; he became the sales manager at
14Sexton Ford in Moline and then opened Scotty's Car Wash in East
15Moline, retiring in 2005; and
 
16    WHEREAS, James Rodney loved fishing and raising tropical
17fish, building model airplanes, woodworking, and gardening; he
18had a passion for British sports cars (at one time owning 2 at
19the same time); in his younger days, he loved riding
20motorcycles and hunting morel mushrooms; he enjoyed spending
21time with friends and family at the Pauper's Den in East Moline
22and the Yankee Doodle in Moline; he loved watching his children

 

 

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1and grandchildren play sports; he had a passion for the Chicago
2Cubs and had hoped to see them win a World Series in his
3lifetime; and
 
4    WHEREAS, James Rodney was preceded in death by his parents;
5his brother, Scott; his son-in-law, Rick Schultz; and his
6ex-wife, Bonnie Rodney; and
 
7    WHEREAS, James Rodney is survived by his loving wife, Sunny
8Rodney; his children and their spouses, Donna and Dave Hoffman,
9Bill Rodney, James II and Annia Rodney, Carrie Schultz, Chris
10and Anne McGatha, Kim Rodney, and Kelli Rodney and Kevin Cook;
11his 12 grandchildren; his 15 great-grandchildren; and his
12siblings, Donald and Cindy Rodney, and Deborah and Mary Rodney;
13therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
16James Reed "Pappy" "Jim" Rodney, and extend our sincere
17condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
18him; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of James Rodney as an expression of our
21deepest sympathy.