Bill Text: IL SR0481 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James A. "Jim" Sohn of Bethalto.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0481 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0481-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 "Jim" A. Sohn of Bethalto, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 25, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Sohn was born to William and Julia Sohn on | ||||||
| 6 | April 13, 1937; he was a veteran of the United States Army and | ||||||
| 7 | married Donna Lou Fishback on February 2, 1964; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, James Sohn proudly served as an Illinois State | ||||||
| 9 | Trooper, retiring after 30 years of service; he also served the | ||||||
| 10 | community of Bethalto as the Chairman of the Police and Fire | ||||||
| 11 | Commission for 10 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, James Sohn was a member of the Moose Lodge #1349 | ||||||
| 13 | in Wood River, the American Legion Post 794 in East Alton, and | ||||||
| 14 | the Eagles Lodge Foe #254 in Alton; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, James Sohn was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 16 | his son, Steve Bowman; his nephew, Jimmy Sanders; and his | ||||||
| 17 | sister, Billie Cochran; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, James Sohn is survived by his wife of 53 years, | ||||||
| 19 | Donna; his daughters, Becky (Dale) Stewart, Patty (Rick) | ||||||
| 20 | Guthrie, Kris Sohn, and Jamie (Mike) Hilliard; his | ||||||
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| 1 | grandchildren, Nate, Nick, Andrea, Julia, Percy, Kayla, | ||||||
| 2 | Jennifer, Brandy, Chase, Alec, Blake, Brooke, and Breanna; his | ||||||
| 3 | great-grandchildren, Natalie, Connor, Eden, Ainsley, Caige, | ||||||
| 4 | Emma, Dylan, and Rowan; his sister, Henrietta (Robert) Bellina; | ||||||
| 5 | and his sister-in-law, Ellen Sanders; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | James "Jim" A. Sohn, 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 Sohn as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | deepest sympathy.
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