Bill Text: IL SR2280 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John J. Walkup, formerly of Waukegan.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR2280 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2280-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 John J. Walkup, formerly of Waukegan, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on November 5, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Walkup was born to William Marvin and Mary | ||||||
| 6 | Effie (Wells) Walkup on October 6, 1923; he served in the U.S. | ||||||
| 7 | Army and retired after 20 years of service; he married Phyllis | ||||||
| 8 | White in Peoria Heights on July 28, 1944; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, John Walkup enjoyed metal detecting, tinkering | ||||||
| 10 | around his house, repairing bicycles, antiquing, recycling, | ||||||
| 11 | and being a handyman; he remodeled much of his home himself; he | ||||||
| 12 | was a longtime member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in | ||||||
| 13 | Waukegan; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, John Walkup was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 15 | Phyllis; his parents; his siblings, Estel, James, William, | ||||||
| 16 | Ralph, Grover, Francis, Marvin, Virginia, and Wilma; and an | ||||||
| 17 | infant son, Gregory Keith Walkup; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, John Walkup is survived by his children, Jan | ||||||
| 19 | (Cindy) Walkup, Janine (Bill) Lopez, and Julia (Clarence) | ||||||
| 20 | Hagan; his sister, Betty Dirks; 16 grandchildren; and 13 | ||||||
| 21 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | John J. Walkup and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of John Walkup as an expression of our | ||||||
| 8 | deepest sympathy.
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