SR2525 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Jimmie R. Whitten of Moline, who passed away on December 13, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Whitten was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Jimmie and Jane Talbot Whitten on July 23, 1942; he served in the United States Army and married Linda Newingham; he later married Betty Baraks in Nashua, Iowa in June of 1988; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Whitten was a member of the Homewood Evangelical Free Church in Moline, Vietnam Veterans of America Post 299 MAVA, and Hero Street Chapter 4; he was a 32nd degree mason at the Trio Lodge No. 47 AF & AM in Milan; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Whitten enjoyed volunteering at the Veterans Administration Clinic in Bettendorf, Iowa and at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus in Silvis; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Whitten was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Whitten is survived by his wife, Betty; his children, Jeanine (Walter) McIntosh, John (Rebecca) Whitten, Curt (Rose) Whitten, and Sherry (Lyle) Leftwich; his grandchildren, Lindsey, Lilly, and Levi McIntosh, Talia Spiker, Toria Leftwich, Maradyth Richey, Kayce Bison, Julie Whitten, Curtis Whitten, and Stephanie Smith; and several great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Jimmie R. Whitten, 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 Jimmie Whitten as an expression of our deepest sympathy.