Bill Text: IL SR0958 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Eastman of Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0958 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0958-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of John E. Eastman of Moline, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on March 30, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Eastman was born to Burtis and Cora (Satern) | ||||||
6 | Eastman in Moline on May 5, 1932; he served in the U.S. Navy as | ||||||
7 | a patternmaker on the USS Prairie from 1952 to 1955; he married | ||||||
8 | Jeanette Soenksen at Grace Lutheran Church in DeWitt, Iowa on | ||||||
9 | October 13, 1957; and
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10 | WHEREAS, John Eastman worked as a patternmaker at Modern | ||||||
11 | Pattern for over 27 years and then at various pattern shops in | ||||||
12 | the Quad Cities; and
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13 | WHEREAS, John Eastman was an active member of the Holy | ||||||
14 | Cross Lutheran Church in Moline for 65 years; he was an usher, | ||||||
15 | involved with the youth group, and a member of the board of | ||||||
16 | elders and the property committee; and
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17 | WHEREAS, While in the Navy, John Eastman had the | ||||||
18 | opportunity to climb Mount Fuji in Japan; he thoroughly | ||||||
19 | enjoyed the experience and sharing the story of it with his | ||||||
20 | friends and family; he was an avid Chicago Cubs fan; he enjoyed | ||||||
21 | going to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for |
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1 | fishing, tenting, and backpacking with friends and family; he | ||||||
2 | loved reading and riding his motorcycle; he was a lover of | ||||||
3 | animals, especially his dog, Digger, and his many cats over | ||||||
4 | the years; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Eastman was preceded in death by his | ||||||
6 | parents; his brother, Joseph Eastman; his brothers-in-law, | ||||||
7 | Dick, Floyd, and Lynn Soenksen; and his best friend, Ray | ||||||
8 | Anderson; and
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9 | WHEREAS, John Eastman is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
10 | daughters, Jeanne (Kelvin Faur) Eastman and Jill (Wayne) | ||||||
11 | Eastman-Foss; his sisters-in-law, Rosella Eastman, Ann | ||||||
12 | Soenksen, Judy Soenksen, and JoAnn (Dale) Greve; his | ||||||
13 | brother-in-law, Milo (Norma) Soenksen; and his nieces and | ||||||
14 | nephews, including Joe Eastman and Becky (Sid) Gardner; | ||||||
15 | therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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18 | John E. Eastman 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
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22 | presented to the family of John Eastman as an expression of
our |
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1 | deepest sympathy.
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