Bill Text: IL SR0640 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jon Daley Collman.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0640 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0640-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 Jon Daley Collman, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | June 5, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jon Collman was born in the summer of 1951; his | ||||||
| 6 | parents were Edward Collman and Rose Gray (formerly Collman); | ||||||
| 7 | he spent his childhood playing on the streets of Bethalto and | ||||||
| 8 | running cross country track; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Jon Collman | ||||||
| 10 | proudly joined the United States Army and served one tour of | ||||||
| 11 | duty during the Vietnam War; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Jon Collman was employed at Laclede Steel Company | ||||||
| 13 | for 30 years until his retirement in 2000; he was also a | ||||||
| 14 | successful businessman who had a hand in several ventures; at | ||||||
| 15 | various times in his career, he and his wife owned Jon's Corner | ||||||
| 16 | Bar in Wood River and Angel Cream Donuts in East Alton; he also | ||||||
| 17 | owned Brenda's Bar and Grill, The Locker Room Tavern in East | ||||||
| 18 | Alton, and several rental properties; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Jon Collman was an avid outdoorsman who loved to | ||||||
| 20 | camp, fish, swim, and garden; he also enjoyed spending time | ||||||
| 21 | with his family; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Jon Collman is survived by his wife of nearly 27 | ||||||
| 2 | years, Brenda (nee Workman) Collman; his children, Jon (Aggie) | ||||||
| 3 | Collman, Jr., Sonia (Steve) Kelley, Heather (Tim) Leihser, | ||||||
| 4 | Carrie (Joe) Mashburn, Chris (Bob) Warner, and Jennifer (Bill) | ||||||
| 5 | Lewis; his 4-legged daughter, Sochi Collman; 6 brothers and | ||||||
| 6 | sisters, Dianna (Collman) Ross, Edward "Butch" Collman, Jr., | ||||||
| 7 | Dan (Katrina) Collman, Stoney (Dava) Collman, Karmen (Ellie) | ||||||
| 8 | Fairless, and Tanya (John) Warner; 18 grandchildren; and 6 | ||||||
| 9 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Jon Daley Collman; 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 Jon Collman as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | sympathy.
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