Bill Text: IL SR0667 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. James W. Thatcher of Moline.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0667 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0667-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Dr. James W. "Jim" Thatcher of Moline,
who passed away on August 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Thatcher was born in Marshalltown, Iowa to
Thomas Warren and Hazel Florence (Martin) Thatcher on August
29, 1935; his family moved to a small farm near Cedar, Iowa,
where he attended high school; he graduated from Iowa Wesleyan
College in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology; he
served two years in the U.S. Army, spending 13 months in Korea;
and
WHEREAS, Upon his discharge from the military, Dr. Thatcher
became alumni director at Elmhurst College; he married Marilyn
Joyce Schweitzer in Hedrick, Iowa on May 6, 1961; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Thatcher graduated from the College of
Dentistry at the University of Iowa in 1965 with a Doctor of
Dental Surgery; he was accepted into an oral surgery residency
at the University of Iowa in 1965; after completion of the
master's program in oral surgery, he was on the University of
Iowa teaching staff for five years; he joined the River Valley
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice in Moline in 1974 and
retired in 1998; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Thatcher was active in many dental
organizations, including serving as the president of the Rock
Island District Dental Society and president of the Illinois
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; he volunteered
as a board examiner for the American Board of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery for six years; he also participated on
several committees of the American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery and was named National Committee Man of
the Year in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Thatcher was an avid fisherman and enjoyed
annual trips to Canada with his friends and family; he was an
avid golfer, known for his hole-in-three, and held long-term
memberships with the Short Hills Country Club in East Moline,
where he served as president in 1985, and the Stoneybrook
Country Club in Sarasota, Florida; he was also a long-standing
member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline; he was a member of
the Moline Rotary Club, serving as president in 1991; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Thatcher was preceded in death by his wife of
52 years, Marilyn, and his parents; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Thatcher is survived by his children, Dr.
Lonnette (Dr. Tom) Breneman, John Thatcher, and Dr. Craig (Dr.
Leanne) Thatcher; his grandchildren, Matthew, Marshall,

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Joseph, Madison, and Braden; his nephew, Dr. Bart (Kate)
Bycroft; his niece, Melanie (Rick) Hopke; and his
great-nephews, Dr. Jonathan (Holly) and Alex Bycroft;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Dr. James W. "Jim" Thatcher and extend our sincere condolences
to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dr. Thatcher as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.