Bill Text: IL HR1525 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John James Rafter, Retired Captain of the Chicago Police Department, of Spring Hill, Florida, formerly of Edison Park, Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-12-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR1525 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1525-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 John | ||||||
| 4 | James Rafter, Retired Captain of the Chicago Police Department, | ||||||
| 5 | of Spring Hill, Florida, formerly of Edison Park, Chicago, who | ||||||
| 6 | recently passed away; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, He was the son of the late James and Mary, nee | ||||||
| 8 | Sheridan, Rafter, from the counties Mayo and Sligo, Ireland; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He and his wife raised their children in Edison | ||||||
| 11 | Park, Chicago, where they lived for 32 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, During his years as a police officer, he attained | ||||||
| 13 | the rank of Captain and position of Assistant Deputy | ||||||
| 14 | Superintendent in charge of Internal Affairs; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, After he retired, they moved to Spring Hill, | ||||||
| 16 | Florida, where he enjoyed playing golf and traveling; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, John James Rafter was the beloved husband of Fern, | ||||||
| 18 | nee LeGere, for 59 years; the loving father of Martin (Roberta | ||||||
| 19 | Werneske), Peggy (Richard) Thompson, James (Loretta), William | ||||||
| 20 | (Diane), and Sheila (Matthew) Sledz; the grandfather of | ||||||
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| 1 | Jennifer, and the late Michael Rafter, Ryan, Scott, Sean, and | ||||||
| 2 | Megan Thompson, Daniel and Lauren Rafter, and Bridget and | ||||||
| 3 | Eileen Sledz; the brother of Bridget (James) McNamara; the | ||||||
| 4 | brother-in-law of Frank LeGere; and the uncle of many nieces | ||||||
| 5 | and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 8 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John | ||||||
| 9 | James Rafter; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of John James Rafter as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 12 | sincere sympathy.
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