Bill Text: IL SR0962 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of James L. "Jim" Bertelsen of Coal Valley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0962 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0962-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 James L. "Jim" Bertelsen of Coal | ||||||
| 4 | Valley, who passed away on April 19, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen, the son of Orville and Irma | ||||||
| 6 | (Hanna) Bertelsen, was born in Monmouth on June 26, 1941; he | ||||||
| 7 | served in the U.S. Army; he married Barbara (Woods) Smallwood | ||||||
| 8 | in Rock Island on December 29, 1968; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen worked at the Rock Island Arsenal | ||||||
| 10 | for 24 years before his retirement; he previously worked for | ||||||
| 11 | the Roth Tank Company in Rock Island; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen was a member of Grace Presbyterian | ||||||
| 13 | Church and the American Legion, and he sang with the Good News | ||||||
| 14 | Singers Chorale; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 16 | parents; his wife; his sister, Cornelia Ann Schaefer; and his | ||||||
| 17 | brother, Richard Bertelsen; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jim Bertelsen is survived by his son, Eric | ||||||
| 19 | (Rebecca) Bertelsen; his brother, David Bertelsen; his sister, | ||||||
| 20 | Julia Zvanes; several nieces and nephews; and other family | ||||||
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| 1 | members and friends; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 4 | James L. "Jim" Bertelsen and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 5 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 6 | further
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