HR0661 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of James Carl Walker of Herrin, who passed away on September 1, 2009; and

WHEREAS, James Carl Walker was born in Herrin on April 2, 1926, the son of Joe V. and Jane (Mitchell) Walker; he married Carolyn Stotlar in Herrin on February 27, 1948; and

WHEREAS, He owned JV Walker and Sons Clothing Store in Herrin; he served as past president of Heartland National Bank in Herrin; he was a husband, father, grandfather, businessman, entrepreneur, inventor (of bass baits), sportsman, conservationist, bird watcher, volunteer, churchman, missionary, and very good friend; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandson, James V. Walker; his brother, Joe Walker; and his sister, Suzanne Walker; and

WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Carolyn (Stotlar) Walker; his daughter and son-in-law, Luann and Bill Tietze; his son and daughter-in-law, James "Jay" W. and Trina Walker; his grandsons, William James "B.J." Tietze and his wife Amanda, Adam and Louis Tietze; his granddaughter-in-law, Abigail Lynn and a soon-to-be born great-granddaughter; and his sister, Sally Bates; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James Carl Walker; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of James Carl Walker as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.