Full Text of SR1243 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of James Raymond "Jim" Scheskie of Des | 4 | | Plaines, who passed away on September 10, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Scheskie, the son of Fred and Harriet | 6 | | Scheskie, was born in Evanston on October 2, 1927; he dropped | 7 | | out of high school during his senior year at age 17 to enlist | 8 | | in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and he continued to serve | 9 | | in the occupation forces in Japan after the war; he married | 10 | | Beverly Wirth on July 2, 1949, and they built a home on Henry | 11 | | Avenue in Des Plaines; he was a resident of Des Plaines until | 12 | | he moved into a care home in Oswego in 2022; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Upon his return from military service, Jim | 14 | | Scheskie initially joined the women's garment industry, where | 15 | | both of his parents worked; he later joined the Des Plaines | 16 | | Police Department in 1956, where he concluded an almost | 17 | | 30-year career as a lieutenant; he taught defensive driving | 18 | | classes and started a local chapter of Crime Stoppers in Des | 19 | | Plaines; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Jim Scheskie was an active member of The Church | 21 | | of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), serving with his | 22 | | wife as a missionary at a LDS church history site in Liberty, |
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| 1 | | Missouri for a year; he also served as an ordinance worker at | 2 | | the Chicago Temple for nearly 25 years; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Jim Scheskie was proud of his career and loved | 4 | | his community, but his greatest joy was being with his family; | 5 | | he enjoyed taking his grandsons to their Little League games | 6 | | and attending their sporting events as well as their Boy Scout | 7 | | activities, and he continued helping with the local Boy Scout | 8 | | campouts after his grandsons were grown; he adored his | 9 | | great-grandchildren, and he thoroughly enjoyed spending time | 10 | | with them; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Jim Scheskie was known for helping others, his | 12 | | great sense of humor, and his love of making people laugh; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Scheskie was preceded in death by his wife, | 14 | | Beverly; his parents; his stepfather, Al Zupfer; his infant | 15 | | daughter, Karen Scheskie; his daughter, Susan (Gary Pavlenkov) | 16 | | Scheskie; his sister, Annabel Wolf; and other loved ones; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Jim Scheskie is survived by his daughter, Debbie | 18 | | (David) Buchanan; his grandchildren, Scott (Emily) Leonard, | 19 | | James (Jaime) Leonard, Jared (Amanda) Leonard, and Ryan | 20 | | Leonard; 14 great-grandchildren; two | 21 | | great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, | 22 | | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | James Raymond "Jim" Scheskie and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Jim Scheskie as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy. |
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