Bill Text: IL SR0274 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James William May.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0274 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0274-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of James William May, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | April 27, 2013; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James May was born on August 17, 1935, on the | ||||||
6 | family farm in Montgomery County; and
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7 | WHEREAS, James May attended one-room schools and graduated | ||||||
8 | from Hilltop High School in 1952; he immediately matriculated | ||||||
9 | to Brown's Business School in St. Louis, where he graduated | ||||||
10 | from their programs in secretarial accounting and eventually | ||||||
11 | court reporting programs; he also attended classes at St. Louis | ||||||
12 | University and Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, During his career, James May held appointments | ||||||
15 | with Federal Judge Rubye Hulen of St. Louis as well as Federal | ||||||
16 | District Judge William Beatty of Alton; he was also an official | ||||||
17 | court reporter for the Third Judicial Circuit Madison County in | ||||||
18 | Edwardsville; in 1969, he formed May Reporting Service, a | ||||||
19 | freelance court reporting firm doing mostly depositions and | ||||||
20 | arbitrations; he was still active shortly before his passing; | ||||||
21 | he also served on the Madison County Housing Authority for 5 | ||||||
22 | years and served as the Authority's chairman; and
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1 | WHEREAS, James May was presented with the prestigious | ||||||
2 | Liberty Bell Award by the Madison County Board Association in | ||||||
3 | 2000 in recognition of his achievements; and
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4 | WHEREAS, James May is survived by his longtime friend and | ||||||
5 | companion, Judy Furlow; his son, James M. May and his wife, | ||||||
6 | Amy; his daughter, Janie M. Grunwald and her husband, Scott; | ||||||
7 | his stepdaughters, Michelle Whittington and her husband | ||||||
8 | Dennis, and Cheryl Langreder; and his many grandchildren and | ||||||
9 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
12 | his family and friends, the passing of James William May; and | ||||||
13 | be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of James May as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | sympathy.
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