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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Edwin D. James of East Moline, who passed
4away on March 16, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Edwin James was born in Iowa City, Iowa to Clell
6and Mildred Curnes James on September 18, 1937; he served as a
7paratrooper in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne
8Division; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Edwin James retired from John Deere Harvester in
10East Moline in 1997, after 38 years of service; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Edwin James enjoyed hunting, fishing, and
12gardening; he was an avid Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and Iowa
13Hawkeye fan; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Edwin James was preceded in death by his parents;
15his sister, Esther; and his brothers, Kenneth and Everett; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Edwin James is survived by his children, Timothy
17James (Lori "Harley" Abraham), Lisa (Patrick) Wilson, and John
18James (Damie Anderson); his grandchildren, Alan (Liz) Rasso,
19Amy (Adam) Blair, Collin James, Lindy James, Alexander James,
20Joseph James, Adrianna Brown, and Christopher Gillette; and his

 

 

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1great-grandchildren, Liam, Jaxson, Aiden, Ava, Jona, and
2Elijah; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5Edwin D. James, and extend our sincere condolences to his
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Edwin James as an expression of our
10deepest sympathy.