Bill Text: IL SR0624 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James D. Prather of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0624 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0624-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 D. Prather of Rock Island, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on May 27, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Prather was born in Centerville, Iowa to | ||||||
6 | James D. and Virginia Mae Prather on September 8, 1942; he was | ||||||
7 | a Boy Scout and earned the rank of Eagle Scout; he set pins at | ||||||
8 | Bowladrome Lanes in Rock Island; he graduated from Rock Island | ||||||
9 | High School in 1960 and served in United States Navy on the | ||||||
10 | Valley Forge during the Vietnam War; he married Cheryl "Sherry" | ||||||
11 | Adams on April 28, 1973 and they were the proud parents of two | ||||||
12 | adopted daughters from South Korea; and
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13 | WHEREAS, James Prather worked for 35 years with IBM; he was | ||||||
14 | the owner of an electronic store, Audio Phonics, in Rock | ||||||
15 | Island; he also worked for the United States Department of | ||||||
16 | Defense as a contract specialist and spent a year as a civilian | ||||||
17 | contracting officer for the Department of Defense in Iraq; and
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18 | WHEREAS, James Prather was involved in Rotary | ||||||
19 | International and was an active member of the Quad-Cities | ||||||
20 | Illinois Rotary Club; he was the District 6420 Governor from | ||||||
21 | 2008 to 2009; and
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1 | WHEREAS, James Prather was a member of Two Rivers Church; | ||||||
2 | he became a Certified Lay Minister and was appointed director | ||||||
3 | of Senior Adult Ministries for the Church; he became a | ||||||
4 | Befriender at UnityPoint Health - Trinity in Rock Island, where | ||||||
5 | he participated in their parish nurse programs and graduated | ||||||
6 | from the chaplain program on April 10, 2017; and
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7 | WHEREAS, James Prather was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
8 | and his brother, Donald; and
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9 | WHEREAS, James Prather is survived by his wife, Cheryl; his | ||||||
10 | children, Christa (Brian) Lutz and Jara (Richard) Chen; his | ||||||
11 | sister, Barbara Prather; his grandchildren, Makenzie and | ||||||
12 | Brileigh Lutz; his brother-in-law, David (Renee) Adams; his | ||||||
13 | nieces, Tara Adams and Debbie (Chad) Paulsen; his nephews, Troy | ||||||
14 | Adams and Joseph Cox; his great-niece, Taylor Ward; and many | ||||||
15 | cousins; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
18 | James D. Prather, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
19 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
20 | further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
22 | presented to the family of James Prather as an expression of |
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1 | our deepest sympathy.
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