Bill Text: IL SR1021 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jan Christensen of East Moline.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR1021 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1021-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 Jan Christensen of East Moline, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 17, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jan Christensen was born to Janice and Vern | ||||||
| 6 | Christensen in Rock Island on April 9, 1948; he graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | Moline High School in 1966; he attended Blackhawk College | ||||||
| 8 | before being drafted to served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam; he | ||||||
| 9 | graduated with a degree in psychology from St. Ambrose | ||||||
| 10 | College; he married Diane Eldred on August 2, 1969; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, During high school, Jan Christensen worked at his | ||||||
| 12 | grandfather's business the former Knox Mortuary; as an adult, | ||||||
| 13 | he worked at Farmall, and then he and a partner purchased the | ||||||
| 14 | Fol-da-tank Company from his father-in-law, Giles Eldred; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jan Christensen served on the vestry of Trinity | ||||||
| 16 | Episcopal Church as a member and as senior warden; he served on | ||||||
| 17 | the Friendship Manor Board and was a member of the Rock Island | ||||||
| 18 | Rotary Club for many years; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Jan Christensen is survived by his wife of 54 | ||||||
| 20 | years, Diane; his children, Chad (Steph) Christensen and Beth | ||||||
| 21 | (David) Carlin; his grandchildren, Vanessa Christensen, Andrew | ||||||
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| 1 | Christensen, Makenna Carlin, Ellisyn Carlin, Wesley Carlin, | ||||||
| 2 | and Greyson Carlin; and his sister, Lisa Griffin; therefore, | ||||||
| 3 | be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 6 | Jan Christensen and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 7 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further
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