SR0471 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John Elbert Julian of Alton, who passed away on July 18, 2013; and

WHEREAS, John Julian was born on January 12, 1918, in Cline's Island, Missouri, to George and Ella (Phelps) Julian; he served his country during World War II in the United States Marines as a gunner on a Douglas-Dauntless dive bomber at Guadalcanal; he also served in the Korean War and in the Civilian Conservation Corps of New Madrid, Missouri; he married Nellie Mae Peters; and

WHEREAS, John Julian worked as a mechanic for Ozark Airlines; and

WHEREAS, John Julian was a 32nd degree Mason in Sikeston and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Sikeston and Alton; and

WHEREAS, John Julian was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and his siblings, George, Wanda, Camille, Wilma, Alva, and Beatrice; and

WHEREAS, John Julian is survived by his sons, Barry (Gaye) Julian, Jeff (Tammy) Julian, and George R. (Donna) Julian; his grandchildren, Benjamin (Megan) Julian, Matthew, Nicholas, John, Wendy, and Jeff Julian; his great-grandchildren, Hailey and Andrew Julian and Kaylee Roth; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of John Elbert Julian, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John Julian as an expression of our deepest sympathy.