Bill Text: IL SR2039 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jesse James Ratfield of Marengo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2039 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2039-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 Jesse James Ratfield of Marengo, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on September 10, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield was born to Merritt and Margaret | ||||||
6 | (Schwarz) Ratfield on November 19, 1925; he was raised on a | ||||||
7 | farm in Marengo and graduated from Marengo Community High | ||||||
8 | School in 1943; after graduating, he joined the United States | ||||||
9 | Marine Corp, where he was a corporal with the Marine Air | ||||||
10 | Warning Squadron 7; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield retired from a management position | ||||||
12 | at Commonwealth Edison after 39 years of service; after | ||||||
13 | retirement, he and his wife relocated to Palm Bay, Florida; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield was an elder at The First | ||||||
15 | Presbyterian Church in Marengo; he was a 32nd degree Master | ||||||
16 | Mason, a past President of the McHenry County Shrine Club, a | ||||||
17 | member of the Shriners Air Squadron, a past financial advisor | ||||||
18 | for the Tebala Shriners, and a past Commander at the Marengo | ||||||
19 | VFW; in 2013, he was inducted into the Marengo Community High | ||||||
20 | School Football Hall of Fame; he enjoyed flying, traveling, | ||||||
21 | fishing, and golfing; he will be remembered for his wonderful | ||||||
22 | storytelling abilities; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | parents and his sisters, Della Kellogg, Normal Noe, and Neva | ||||||
3 | Listy; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Jesse Ratfield is survived by his wife of 69 | ||||||
5 | years, Betty Lou; his children, Nancy (Jim) Jamrozek, Tom (Pam) | ||||||
6 | Ratfield, and Bill (Pamela) Ratfield; his six grandchildren; | ||||||
7 | and his nine great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Jesse James Ratfield and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Jesse Ratfield as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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