Bill Text: IL SR0805 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jack Gilbert Swim of Taylor Ridge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0805 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0805-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Jack Gilbert Swim of Taylor Ridge, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 15, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Swim was born to Harold and Evelyn (Gager) | ||||||
| 6 | Swim in Cambridge on March 17, 1927; after earning enough | ||||||
| 7 | credits, he left Rock Island High School before graduation to | ||||||
| 8 | enlist in the U.S. Navy in December 1944; he served in the | ||||||
| 9 | Pacific during World War II, building runways on the islands | ||||||
| 10 | of Saipan, Tinian, and Guam, where he joined his two brothers; | ||||||
| 11 | upon being discharged from the Navy in 1946, he returned to | ||||||
| 12 | Rock Island; he married Marilyn Johnson on June 22, 1947; he | ||||||
| 13 | became a charter graduate from Moline Community College in | ||||||
| 14 | 1948; he received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical | ||||||
| 15 | Engineering from Bradley University; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Jack Swim worked at the Rock Island Arsenal for | ||||||
| 17 | over 31 years, retiring on January 3, 1986; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jack Swim loved being a pilot and woodworker, | ||||||
| 19 | reading about World War II, and telling his grandchildren and | ||||||
| 20 | great-grandchildren fantasy stories; he enjoyed hosting family | ||||||
| 21 | and friends in Orr, Minnesota, traveling to any beach | ||||||
| 22 | destination, and fishing in Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada; | ||||||
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Jack Swim was a gifted storyteller and prankster, | ||||||
| 3 | a respected colleague, a best friend, and a beloved father and | ||||||
| 4 | father-in-law; he will be remembered for being one-of-a-kind; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jack Swim was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 7 | his wife; his son, Mike Swim; and his brothers, Harold Swim and | ||||||
| 8 | Kenny Swim; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jack Swim is survived by his children, Carol | ||||||
| 10 | (Donald) India, Patty (Duane) Tschappat, and Steve (Shannon) | ||||||
| 11 | Swim; his daughter-in-law, Kathy Swim; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 12 | Carolyn (Mike) India-Black, Donald (Regina) India Jr., Ben | ||||||
| 13 | Swim, Brandon (Jean) India, Jeff (Emily) Swim, Maria Swim, | ||||||
| 14 | Paul Swim, Dr. Lara (Chris Llop) India, and Deanna (Nick) | ||||||
| 15 | Collins; and his great-grandchildren, Max, Lucas, Anthony, | ||||||
| 16 | Sasha, Maya, Adrian, Ember, Olivia, Tyler, Corey, Louis, Milo, | ||||||
| 17 | Nico, and Violet, with one on the way; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 20 | Jack Gilbert Swim and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 21 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 22 | further
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