Full Text of SR0550 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of John Thomas "Tom" Meachum, who passed | 4 | | away on April 25, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Meachum was born on July 9, 1946 in | 6 | | Taylorville; his parents were Russell Dole and Julia Hayden | 7 | | Meachum; he married his loving wife, Linda, on June 30, 1973; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Meachum served his country with pride as a | 10 | | member of the United States Marine Corps from 1965 to 1968, | 11 | | attaining the rank of corporal; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Meachum served as a copy equipment salesman | 13 | | 30 years; he later became the registrar for the Museum of the | 14 | | Grand Prairie, where he retired in October of 2014; he also | 15 | | spent many years as a videographer for family and school events | 16 | | and became an honorary thespian; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, John Meachum enjoyed model trains and ran a model | 18 | | train business, where he spent countless hours "playing trains" | 19 | | with his grandsons; he was an avid reader and could be found | 20 | | sitting on his swing in the front yard; he enjoyed traveling | 21 | | and attending theater events with his wife and friends; he was |
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| 1 | | also active in prison ministry, Walk to Emmaus, and mentoring | 2 | | youth, and had a passion for archaeology and history; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, John Meachum actively served and led as a faithful | 4 | | member of the Mahomet United Methodist Church; he had a passion | 5 | | for serving the Lord and others, expressed in his many mission | 6 | | trips and willingness to help those in need; he served his | 7 | | community by being a member of the Mahomet Lions Club, where he | 8 | | could be found each year greeting people at the annual music | 9 | | festival in the beer tent; he was also a member of the Upper | 10 | | Sangamon River Conservatory, the American Business Club, and | 11 | | the Champaign County Democratic Committee; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Meachum was preceded in death by his parents; | 13 | | his sister, Jeannie; his brother, Billie; his grandson, Joseph | 14 | | Patrick McPherson; and his beloved dog, Roscoe; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Meachum is survived by his wife, Linda; 2 | 16 | | beloved children, Kelly (John) McPherson and William (Joy) | 17 | | Meachum; 5 grandchildren, John Thomas "Jack," Julia, Benjamin, | 18 | | Jason, and Hayden; and 2 sisters, Ellen Indermark and Mary | 19 | | Margaret "Bucket" Rora; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Thomas "Tom" |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of John Meachum as an expression of our | 4 | | sympathy.
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