Bill Text: IL SR0145 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of James L. Rogers Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0145 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0145-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of James L. Rogers Jr. of Rock Island, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on March 3, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Rogers Jr. was born at Fort Benning, | ||||||
| 6 | Georgia on March 14, 1942; he was the son of James L. and | ||||||
| 7 | Marion (Berly) Rogers; he graduated from Oberlin College in | ||||||
| 8 | Ohio, where he was heavily involved in musical theater; he | ||||||
| 9 | served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; he then served | ||||||
| 10 | in the U.S. Navy Reserve and retired as a captain; he married | ||||||
| 11 | Patricia Ellington in Texas on November 1, 1975; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, James Rogers Jr. was employed by the Boy Scouts | ||||||
| 13 | of America, where he most recently served with the Illowa | ||||||
| 14 | Council; he retired in 2009; previously, he worked on his | ||||||
| 15 | family's citrus farm in Texas; he also owned several | ||||||
| 16 | businesses; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, James Rogers Jr. was an avid stamp collector, and | ||||||
| 18 | he belonged to the Blackhawk Stamp Club and the Quad City Stamp | ||||||
| 19 | Club; he was known for his beautiful baritone voice and | ||||||
| 20 | performed in a number of musicals in community theater while | ||||||
| 21 | living in Texas; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, James Rogers Jr. is survived by his wife of 45 | ||||||
| 2 | years, Patricia; his son and daughter-in-law, John and Erika | ||||||
| 3 | Rogers; his granddaughter, Mabyn Rogers; his sister, Marion | ||||||
| 4 | Elizabeth Hensz; his nephew, Curt Bonner; and his nieces, | ||||||
| 5 | Chris Karenbauer and Cydney Kaminski; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | James L. Rogers Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of James Rogers Jr. as an expression of | ||||||
| 13 | our deepest sympathy.
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