Bill Text: IL SR1384 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James L. Turner of Garden Prairie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1384 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1384-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of James L. "Jim" Turner of Garden Prairie, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on December 16, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jim Turner was born in Belvidere on May 21, 1930 | ||||||
6 | to Lloyd J. and Ruby Turner; he attended a one-room school | ||||||
7 | house before graduating from Belvidere High School in 1948; he | ||||||
8 | married Marilyn J. Murley on September 30, 1951 at First | ||||||
9 | Presbyterian Church in Belvidere, where he was also a member; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, Jim Turner was a dairy farmer, living and working | ||||||
12 | his entire life on his family's Centennial Farm; he started | ||||||
13 | Turner Equipment Sales, where he worked alongside his cousin, | ||||||
14 | Gary Turner for many years; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Jim Turner gave back to the community by his | ||||||
16 | service as a State officer of F.F.A; he was a founding member | ||||||
17 | and President of Boone Co. Ducks Unlimited Chapter, the 4-H | ||||||
18 | Garden Prairie Grasshoppers, and the Boone County Historical | ||||||
19 | Society Museum, where he was the "Big Dipper" at the annual Ice | ||||||
20 | Cream Social; he also served on the Boone County Community | ||||||
21 | Foundation board and was a recipient of the Belvidere Chamber | ||||||
22 | of Commerce Distinguished Citizens Award in 2013; he was a |
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1 | member of the Farm Bureau and a Bonus Township Trustee and | ||||||
2 | Lawrenceville Cemetery Trustee; he also served on the board of | ||||||
3 | the Conservation District and was a member and supporter of the | ||||||
4 | Boone County Granges; he was a former board member of the Boone | ||||||
5 | State Bank and served on the Belvidere School Board, following | ||||||
6 | the tornado of 1967, as well as during the construction of | ||||||
7 | Funderburg Stadium; he and his wife hosted the Boone County | ||||||
8 | Farm Bureau Dairy Breakfast, and, along with Jack and Peggy | ||||||
9 | Wolf, donated "The Babysitter" statue located at the Boone | ||||||
10 | County Fair Grounds; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Jim Turner loved his family; he enjoyed his time | ||||||
12 | baling and selling hay, the Boone County Fair, and raising | ||||||
13 | Welsh Ponies; he was an avid Belvidere Bucs and Chicago Cubs | ||||||
14 | fan; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Jim Turner was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
16 | and his sister, Shirley Craig; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Jim Turner is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his | ||||||
18 | children, Teri (Rock) Keegan, Lori Turner, Julie Turner, and | ||||||
19 | Nancy (Mike) Hearn; his sisters, Marlene Smiley and Beverly | ||||||
20 | Gibson; his grandchildren, Kelli (Ben) Knaup, Dustin Turner, | ||||||
21 | Danielle Turner, Stacey (Scott) Barnes, Ali Hearn, and Luke | ||||||
22 | Hearn; his great-grandchildren, Emma Knaup and Sam Knaup; his | ||||||
23 | cousins, Gary (Ann) Turner and Giles (Bunny) Turner; and |
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1 | several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
4 | James L. "Jim" Turner, 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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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of Jim Turner as an expression of our | ||||||
9 | deepest sympathy.
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