SR1673 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John David Mason of Crystal Lake, who passed away on April 12, 2018; and

WHEREAS, John Mason was born in Wooster, Ohio on October 29, 1975; he moved to Woodstock with his family in 1989; he graduated from Woodstock High School in 1994; he graduated from Winona State University with a degree in criminal justice in 1998; he married Michelle on July 28, 2001 and earned his teaching degree in 2003; and

WHEREAS, John Mason worked at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, where he taught U.S. History, Sociology, and Law; an avid sports fan, he found his calling as a football and basketball coach for the Prairie Ridge Wolves; and

WHEREAS, John Mason's family and friends meant the world to him; and

WHEREAS, John Mason was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Florence Beyer and Almera Mason; and

WHEREAS, John Mason is survived by his wife, Michelle; his son, Zachary Mason; his daughter, Natalie Mason; his mother, Roberta Mason; his father and stepmother, Walter and Karen Mason; his sister and brother-in-law, Stephanie Mason-Dycha and Thomas Dycha; his nieces, Kaylee and Riley Dycha, and Hadley Way; his nephews, Peyton Dycha, Samuel Way, and Dillion Beighton; his mother-in-law, Barbara Lellig; his father-in-law, Robert Beighton; and his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Robert and Gwyn Beighton and Isaac and Christine Way; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of John David Mason 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 Mason as an expression of our deepest sympathy.