Bill Text: IL SR0377 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Henry "Jim" Goebbert of Huntley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0377 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0377-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of James Henry "Jim" Goebbert of Huntley, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on June 17, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert was born to George and Ernestine | ||||||
| 6 | Goebbert on May 28, 1929; he was baptized at St. John Lutheran | ||||||
| 7 | Church on June 8, 1929; he graduated from Arlington Heights | ||||||
| 8 | High School; he served in the U.S. Marines from 1951 to 1953; | ||||||
| 9 | he married Esther Von Bergen at St. Luke Lutheran Church in | ||||||
| 10 | Itasca on November 17, 1956; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert tended to his family's farm from an | ||||||
| 12 | early age; in 1972, he bought his own 40-acre farm in South | ||||||
| 13 | Barrington and moved his family there; he owned and operated | ||||||
| 14 | Goebbert's Farm and Garden Center in South Barrington and | ||||||
| 15 | Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch in Pingree Grove; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert served on the Cook County Extension | ||||||
| 17 | Council for six years; he was elected to the Cook County Farm | ||||||
| 18 | Bureau in 1974 and served in various roles until 2006; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert was a loving husband, father, | ||||||
| 20 | grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 2 | and his brother-in-law, Eugene Lichthardt; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Jim Goebbert is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 4 | children, Luanne (Curtis) Smith, Lee (Diane) Goebbert, and | ||||||
| 5 | Lloyd (Terry) Goebbert; his grandchildren, Kelly (Ross) | ||||||
| 6 | Conner, Ben (Jen) Goebbert, Jessica (Simon) Crass, Jacob | ||||||
| 7 | (Heather) Goebbert, James (Brittany) Goebbert, John (Luis) | ||||||
| 8 | Smith, and Ryan (Kaleigh) Smith; 11 great-grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 9 | his sister, Lilah Lichthardt; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 12 | James Henry "Jim" Goebbert and extend our sincere
condolences | ||||||
| 13 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | ||||||
| 14 | it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 16 | presented to the family of Jim Goebbert as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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