Bill Text: IL HR1391 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jan Lee Ray of Arthur.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1391 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1391-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jan Lee | ||||||
| 4 | Ray of Arthur, who passed away on January 1, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jan Ray was born on September 24, 1949, in | ||||||
| 6 | Decatur; his parents were Willis "Dude" and Helen Jane (Piper) | ||||||
| 7 | Ray; he married Margaret Alice Elder on July 17, 1970, in | ||||||
| 8 | Sullivan; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jan Ray served on the Douglas County 911 Board and | ||||||
| 10 | had served as Bourbon Township Supervisor, Arthur Chief of | ||||||
| 11 | Police, and Arthur Village Administrator for several years; he | ||||||
| 12 | served with the Arthur Volunteer Fire Department for over 40 | ||||||
| 13 | years and was a past chief of the department; he also served as | ||||||
| 14 | an Arthur Fire Protection District trustee; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jan Ray was a member of the Vine Street Christian | ||||||
| 16 | Church and served as a church elder and moderator; he was also | ||||||
| 17 | a member of the Arthur Masonic Lodge and the Kaskaskia Country | ||||||
| 18 | Club; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Jan Ray was an avid promoter of the Arthur | ||||||
| 20 | Athletics for several years and served as coach for many | ||||||
| 21 | baseball teams, softball teams, and football teams; he also | ||||||
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| 1 | served as the announcer of home football games for several | ||||||
| 2 | years; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Jan Ray was preceded in death by his parents; his | ||||||
| 4 | son, Jason Ray; and his sister, Jackie
Lauterjung; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jan Ray is survived by his wife, Alice Ray; his | ||||||
| 6 | daughter, Janet Ray; his grandchildren, Madeline, Lauren, and | ||||||
| 7 | Vincent Ray; and his brother, Jerry Ray (Gwen); therefore, be | ||||||
| 8 | it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jan | ||||||
| 12 | Lee Ray; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Jan Ray as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | sympathy.
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