Full Text of SR2280 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 J. Walkup, formerly of Waukegan, who | 4 | | passed away on November 5, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Walkup was born to William Marvin and Mary | 6 | | Effie (Wells) Walkup on October 6, 1923; he served in the U.S. | 7 | | Army and retired after 20 years of service; he married Phyllis | 8 | | White in Peoria Heights on July 28, 1944; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Walkup enjoyed metal detecting, tinkering | 10 | | around his house, repairing bicycles, antiquing, recycling, | 11 | | and being a handyman; he remodeled much of his home himself; he | 12 | | was a longtime member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in | 13 | | Waukegan; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Walkup was preceded in death by his wife, | 15 | | Phyllis; his parents; his siblings, Estel, James, William, | 16 | | Ralph, Grover, Francis, Marvin, Virginia, and Wilma; and an | 17 | | infant son, Gregory Keith Walkup; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Walkup is survived by his children, Jan | 19 | | (Cindy) Walkup, Janine (Bill) Lopez, and Julia (Clarence) | 20 | | Hagan; his sister, Betty Dirks; 16 grandchildren; and 13 | 21 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | John J. Walkup and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of John Walkup as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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