Full Text of SR1500 101st 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 LTC Jon Charles Cook of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on November 24, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jon Cook was born to William Wesley and Barbara | 6 | | (Kriess) Cook in Tokyo, Japan on February 3, 1948; he graduated | 7 | | from Ohio State University; he married Marcia Ferris in Moline | 8 | | on June 12, 1971; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jon Cook served in the U. S. Army from 1972 until | 10 | | his retirement in 1992; after his service, he worked with Army | 11 | | Community Services in Army Emergency Relief on the Rock Island | 12 | | Arsenal, retiring in 2014; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jon Cook was an active member of First Church of | 14 | | Christ, Scientist in Moline where he served as a church clerk, | 15 | | a second reader, and a Sunday school teacher; he was also a | 16 | | member of Doric Lodge #319, AF & AM, and the Scottish Rite | 17 | | Bodies, Valley of Moline; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jon Cook was a volunteer with the Quad Cities | 19 | | Animal Recovery Team; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jon Cook loved spending time with his family, |
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| 1 | | especially his grandchildren; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jon Cook is survived by his wife; his two | 3 | | children, William Cook and Nancy (Edward) Testa-Meyer; his two | 4 | | grandchildren, Ashley Testa and Serenity Meyer; and his | 5 | | step-siblings and their spouses, Roger "Tim" and Julie | 6 | | Richards, Howard "Doug" and Cathy Richards, and Earl "Jeff" | 7 | | Richards and Mary Giffin; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | LTC Jon Charles Cook and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 14 | | presented to the family of Jon Cook as an expression of
our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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