Full Text of SR0540 93rd General Assembly
SR0540 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of John Calvin "JC" Knapp of | 4 |
| Knoxville on Friday, April 30, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Knapp was born on December 26, 1925, in | 6 |
| Shelby, Missouri, to Arthur and Lena Stolz Knapp; he married | 7 |
| Coralie McKeag in 1946 in Newton, Iowa; he later married Candy | 8 |
| Lyn Dixon on June 17, 1983, in Galesburg; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Knapp valiantly served his country during | 10 |
| World War II, the Bay of Pigs, the Korean War, and the | 11 |
| beginning of the Vietnam War; he served in the U.S. Navy, U.S. | 12 |
| Army, and the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a sergeant; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Knapp owned and operated Courtesy Cab Co. in | 14 |
| West Plains, Missouri, and Galesburg; he attended Orange Chapel | 15 |
| United Methodist Church in rural Gilson; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John Calvin "JC" Knapp has been | 17 |
| deeply felt by many, including his wife, Candy; his sons, John | 18 |
| Knapp, Larry (and Kim) Knapp, Randy (and Mary) Knapp, Davis | 19 |
| Kelson, and Jonathon Knapp; his daughters, Pamela (and Darrel) | 20 |
| Kelley, Holly (and Dave) Carver, and Kathryn Knapp; his 13 | 21 |
| grandchildren; his 7 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Mary | 22 |
| Farigo; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 24 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 25 |
| John Calvin "JC" Knapp, and we extend our deepest sympathy to | 26 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 27 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 29 |
| presented to the family of John Calvin "JC" Knapp as an |
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| expression of our sincere condolences.
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