Full Text of SR0439 98th 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 James "Gib" Phillips of Benton, who | 4 | | passed away on July 10, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Phillips was born on October 14, 1931, in | 6 | | Benton to Erne and Sybel (nee Robertson) Phillips; he graduated | 7 | | from Benton High School in 1949 and attended Southern Illinois | 8 | | University in Carbondale; he served his country in the United | 9 | | States Air Force and was a member of the Air Force Marching | 10 | | Band that performed at the 1953 Rose Parade in Pasadena, | 11 | | California; he married Bettye Lou Loften on June 29, 1957, in | 12 | | Benton; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Phillips worked for the Amoco Oil Company | 14 | | for 36 years, retiring in 1992 as field manager for the St. | 15 | | Louis metropolitan territory; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Phillips had a passion for music all | 17 | | throughout his life; from an early age he mastered both the | 18 | | clarinet and saxophone; he loved playing for an audience | 19 | | whether in public or at home with family and friends; he was a | 20 | | member of the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band for 12 years and | 21 | | performed regularly during church services for the First | 22 | | Christian Church in Benton during his retirement; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Phillips devoted much of his time to | 2 | | community service; he was a member of the Greater St. Louis Oil | 3 | | Men's Club and, after retiring to Benton, served as a member | 4 | | the Park Board, Tourism Board, Lion's Club, and the Southern | 5 | | Illinois Municipal Band, president of the Rotary Club, and was | 6 | | an elder and a choir member at the First Christian Church; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, James Phillips was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Phillips is survived by his wife of 56 | 10 | | years, Bettye Lou; his daughter, Jamie (Adrian) Toole; and his | 11 | | grandchildren, Meredith Toole, Monica Toole, and Vance Toole; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | James Phillips, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of James Phillips as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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