Full Text of SR2235 100th 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 Jon Benjamin Oakleaf of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on November 15, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jon Oakleaf was born in Moline to Joseph Benjamin | 6 | | and Janet Klein Rosenheim Oakleaf on July 18, 1939; he was | 7 | | educated at Moline schools and graduated from Moline Senior | 8 | | High School in 1957; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in English | 9 | | from Augustana College in 1961; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Following his graduation, he worked with his | 11 | | father in the insurance business for several years; he enlisted | 12 | | in the United States Army in 1964 and served with the 24th | 13 | | Psychological Warfare Detachment in the Central Highlands, | 14 | | Vietnam from 1965 until 1966; following his discharge from the | 15 | | Army, he worked with his father in residential construction; in | 16 | | 1969, he joined the staff of Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline as | 17 | | a parish assistant, where he served for 33 years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jon Oakleaf was involved with many local | 19 | | organizations, including the Moline Bicentennial Committee, | 20 | | the Rock Island County Historical Society, the Riverside | 21 | | Cemetery Trust Fund Endowment Board, the Board of Friendship | 22 | | Manor, the Moline Jaycees, the Quad Cities Archeological |
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| 1 | | Society, and the WVIK Foundation Board; he enjoyed camping, | 2 | | cycling, local history, photography, small bore rifle | 3 | | competition, the study of and collection of American airguns, | 4 | | for which he was recognized as an authority, and other natural | 5 | | sciences; he enjoyed the study of genealogy and spent two | 6 | | summers in the Tobacco Root Mountains in Montana; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jon Oakleaf married Shirley Jean Anderson in | 8 | | Moline, and they later divorced; on August 8, 1987, he married | 9 | | Jane Weaver Masek in Moline; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jon Oakleaf is survived by his wife, Jane; his | 11 | | sister, Joanne Alber; his nephews, Peter (Jenn) Alber, Brad | 12 | | (Sarah) Alber, and Michael Alber; his two great-nieces; and his | 13 | | three great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Jon Benjamin Oakleaf and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Joan Oakleaf as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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