Bill Text: IL SR0862 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of John Raymond Peters of Pekin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-22 - Resolution Adopted [SR0862 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0862-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 John Raymond Peters of Pekin, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on March 7, 2024; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Peters was born to Max and Mildred Josephine | ||||||
6 | (Sutton) Peters in Bloomington on February 27, 1940; he | ||||||
7 | married Sandra Marie "Sandy" Oedewaldt in Springfield on | ||||||
8 | September 22, 1962; and
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9 | WHEREAS, John Peters worked for Keystone Steel & Wire for | ||||||
10 | 44 years before retiring in 2003; and
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11 | WHEREAS, John Peters served as union president of | ||||||
12 | Independent Steel Workers Alliance for 20 years; and
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13 | WHEREAS, John Peters was a member of Elks Lodge #20 in | ||||||
14 | Peoria, the American Legion in Bartonville, and the Knights of | ||||||
15 | Columbus in Peoria; he attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in | ||||||
16 | Pekin; and
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17 | WHEREAS, John Peters enjoyed spending time with family, | ||||||
18 | golfing, and traveling annually to Fort Myers, Florida and | ||||||
19 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; he also enjoyed gardening in his | ||||||
20 | yard; he was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Los |
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1 | Angeles Dodgers; and
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2 | WHEREAS, John Peters was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
3 | and his brothers, Richard Peters and Raymond Peters; and
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4 | WHEREAS, John Peters is survived by his wife; his son, | ||||||
5 | John Raymond Peters Jr.; his daughters, Jill Marie (Jim) | ||||||
6 | Bishop and Sherlyn Rene (Rich) Cleaver; his grandchildren, | ||||||
7 | Meagan (Zach MacLachlan) Bishop, Drew (Lauren) Bishop, Madison | ||||||
8 | Bishop, Kaitlyn (Kilyan Dougherty) Cleaver, Alyssa (Nick) | ||||||
9 | Kraft, and Hayley Cleaver; and his great-grandchildren, Calvin | ||||||
10 | Bishop, Rowan Dougherty, and Quinn Dougherty; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | John Raymond Peters and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
15 | further
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