Bill Text: IL SR2124 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James E. Blair of Erie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2124 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2124-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 E. Blair of Erie, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on July 31, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Blair was born in rural Scott
County to | ||||||
6 | James Harlie and Flora Belle Walker Blair on March 11, 1928; he | ||||||
7 | served in the United States Marine Corps during both World War | ||||||
8 | II and the Korean War; he married Jean Ann Rose at
Erie Baptist | ||||||
9 | Church on May 23, 1959; and
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10 | WHEREAS, James Blair worked in various industries, | ||||||
11 | including 27 years at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline | ||||||
12 | as a millwright; he was a commercial sign painter and artist | ||||||
13 | and mechanic; and
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14 | WHEREAS, James Blair's hobbies included woodworking, | ||||||
15 | general carpentry, and electrical projects; for many years, he | ||||||
16 | helped with the Rose Farm apple business, selling apples and | ||||||
17 | caring for approximately 24 trees; he was involved in building | ||||||
18 | projects and sign painting at King's Camp in Chana and Newton | ||||||
19 | Zion Reformed Church in rural Erie; he was an avid camper and | ||||||
20 | loved spending time with his family and friends at King's Camp; | ||||||
21 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, James Blair was a member of Newton Zion Reformed | ||||||
2 | Church, where he served as an elder and deacon; he served on | ||||||
3 | the board at his church, Resthave Home in Morrison, and King's | ||||||
4 | Camp; he served as a troop leader for the Erie Boy Scout Troop | ||||||
5 | 101 and was a United Auto Workers Local 865 member; and
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6 | WHEREAS, James Blair was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
7 | his grandson, Timothy Lofgren; three brothers; and seven | ||||||
8 | sisters; and
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9 | WHEREAS, James Blair is survived by his wife, Jean Ann | ||||||
10 | Blair; his children, David (Marilyn) Blair, Kathy
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11 | (Christopher) Lofgren, Carolyn Jean Blair, and Linda (Imad) | ||||||
12 | Al-Suleiman; his grandchildren, David (Lindsie) Blair, Thomas | ||||||
13 | (Angela) Blair, Aaron Blair, Monica (Markus) Underwood, Kelli | ||||||
14 | (Andrew) Beall, Emili (Daniel) Utz, Rebecca Behnami, Matthew | ||||||
15 | Behnami, Mohammed Al-Suleiman, Amirah Al-Suleiman, and | ||||||
16 | Muhanned Al-Suleiman; and six great-grandchildren; therefore, | ||||||
17 | be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
20 | James E. Blair, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
21 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
22 | further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of James Blair as an expression of our | ||||||
3 | deepest sympathy.
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