Bill Text: IL SR0314 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James L. Meader of Lockport.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0314 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0314-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 L. "Jim" Meader of Lockport, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on April 4, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Meader was born in Joliet and a lifelong | ||||||
6 | Lockport resident; he attended Taft Grade School and was a 1955 | ||||||
7 | Graduate of Lockport Township High School; he was a United | ||||||
8 | States Army Reserve Veteran; and
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9 | WHEREAS, James Meader retired from the Caterpillar Tractor | ||||||
10 | Company as a supervisor after 32 years of service; he was a | ||||||
11 | lifelong farmer and an active member of the Will County Farm | ||||||
12 | Bureau, where he served as past Vice-President; and
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13 | WHEREAS, James Meader was a member of St. Patrick Parish in | ||||||
14 | Manhattan and a former member of St. Dennis Church in Lockport; | ||||||
15 | he was a member of the Minneapolis-Moline Collector's Club; he | ||||||
16 | loved auction sales, Minneapolis-Moline tractors, and farming, | ||||||
17 | but most of all he cherished spending time with his family and | ||||||
18 | friends; and
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19 | WHEREAS, James Meader was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
20 | Louis and Gertrude (nee Stief) Meader, and his sister, Lois | ||||||
21 | Meader; and
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1 | WHEREAS, James Meader is survived by his wife of 34 years, | ||||||
2 | Norma (nee Hennings); his daughter, Lisa Meader; his 2 | ||||||
3 | step-children, Robert Domanic and Jodi Domanic; his 2 | ||||||
4 | grandsons, Shawn Domanic and Alex Riccio; his sister, Gladys | ||||||
5 | (late John) Matejcak; his 2 nephews, Mark (Jeanne) Matejcak and | ||||||
6 | Steven (LuAnn) Matejcak; his great-niece, Stephanie (fiance | ||||||
7 | Tim Turner) Matejcak; his great-nephew, Shane Matejcak; and his | ||||||
8 | cousin, Henry (Mary Beth) Meader; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | James L. "Jim" Meader, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
12 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of James Meader as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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