Full Text of SR1615 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 John L. Wilson of Caseyville, formerly of | 4 | | Washington Park, who passed away on April 11, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson was born in East St. Louis to John L. | 6 | | and Orianna (Colona) Wilson on March 15, 1948; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson was a veteran of the United States | 8 | | Army; he retired form Pennsylvania Railroad/Rose Lake Yards as | 9 | | a railroad car repairman; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson was a former President of Carmans | 11 | | Local 2037, Transport Workers Union of America; he was an | 12 | | active citizen of St. Clair County, where he was a former | 13 | | member and President of the Hollywood Heights Fire Protection | 14 | | District, the Democratic Precinct Committeeman of Precinct #1, | 15 | | the Sergeant at Arms for the St. Clair County Democratic Party, | 16 | | the former Police Commissioner, the Chairman of the Zoning and | 17 | | Planning Commission, and the Vice President of the Police | 18 | | Pension Board; he was a member of the St. Clair Masonic Lodge | 19 | | #24, Scottish Rite Bodies Valley of Southern IL, Ainad Temple, | 20 | | a member of the O'Fallon Sportsmen's Club, a member of the | 21 | | American Legion Post 53, and a Caseyville Township Trustee; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | his son, Kevin John Wilson; his sisters, Janice Penn and | 3 | | Kathleen Waligorski; his brothers-in-law, Kenneth Waligorski | 4 | | and Walter Miller; and his beloved dog, Odie Boy; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson is survived by his daughter, Kristin | 6 | | L. (G.W.) Scott Jr.; his grandchildren, Brianna, Brooke, | 7 | | Braelynn, and Kevin Scott; his former wife, Sheila (Dalton) | 8 | | Berry; his sister, Dolores "Dee Dee" Miller; his nieces and | 9 | | nephews, Andy Penn, Tracy Jenkins, Dan Penn, Skip Miller, and | 10 | | Kristopher Waligorski; his aunt, Shirley Feegle; his cousins, | 11 | | Pete Hoffman, Jim Lemansky, Tom Werciak, Erich Feegle, Sheryl | 12 | | Rhodes, Kurt Feegle, Ron Franklin, and Jim Coppotelli; and his | 13 | | great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and many dear friends; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | John L. Wilson and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of John Wilson as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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