Bill Text: IL SR2231 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Nelson Mundell of Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2231 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2231-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 Nelson Mundell of Moline, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on September 6, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Mundell was born on his family's farm near | ||||||
6 | Browning, Missouri to James Nesbitt and Pearl Kimbrough Mundell | ||||||
7 | on June 8, 1927; he served in the United States Army Air Force | ||||||
8 | as a Corporal during World War II from 1945 to 1947; he married | ||||||
9 | Charlotte Elaine Nesser at First Covenant Church in Moline on | ||||||
10 | September 10, 1949; and
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11 | WHEREAS, James Mundell worked for 10 years at | ||||||
12 | Strombeck-Becker Manufacturing in Moline before becoming a | ||||||
13 | part of the John Deere organization; he retired from John Deere | ||||||
14 | Plow-Planter Industrial in Moline on September 30, 1987 after | ||||||
15 | over 28 years of service as a toolroom machinist; prior to | ||||||
16 | retirement, he started and was co-owner of Boymun Machine | ||||||
17 | Company for 25 years; he was very successful in the stock | ||||||
18 | market over 30 years as a day trader; and
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19 | WHEREAS, James Mundell was a longtime member of First | ||||||
20 | Covenant Church, where he served as a deacon and trustee; he | ||||||
21 | was an avid landscaper and was in charge of maintaining the | ||||||
22 | church property; he was a member of the First Covenant Men's |
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1 | Brotherhood; he was known as the "Can Man" at church for many | ||||||
2 | years, turning returnable bottles and aluminum cans into | ||||||
3 | thousands of dollars for church youth projects; and
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4 | WHEREAS, James Mundell was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
5 | Charlotte; his parents; four brothers; and one sister; and
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6 | WHEREAS, James Mundell is survived by his children, Marlyss | ||||||
7 | (Steve) Vincent, Dr. Brian (Pat) Mundell, Keith Mundell, and | ||||||
8 | Kevin (E. Scott Jackson) Mundell-Jackson; his grandsons, | ||||||
9 | Matthew Mundell, Nathan Mundell, and Derek Vincent; his | ||||||
10 | granddaughter, Emma Vincent; his great-grandson, Rowan | ||||||
11 | Mundell; and his sisters, Ruth Viviani, Phyllis (Walt) Dengler, | ||||||
12 | and Joyce Aldridge; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | James Nelson Mundell, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of James Mundell an expression of our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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