Bill Text: IL SR1441 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Edward Foster, Sr. of Carlinville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1441 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1441-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 Edward Foster, Sr. of Carlinville, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on July 14, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. was born on July 3, 1927 in | ||||||
| 6 | Miller City; his parents were Herron Cecil Foster and | ||||||
| 7 | Georgeanna (nee Dain) Foster; he married Helen Faye Foster on | ||||||
| 8 | February 10, 1951; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, After high school, James Foster, Sr. served his | ||||||
| 10 | country as a member of the United States Navy during World War | ||||||
| 11 | II aboard the USS Marquette; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, After serving his country, James Foster, Sr. went | ||||||
| 13 | to work as a manager for Tri-City Grocery Stores for more than | ||||||
| 14 | 30 years; he also worked as a manager for Harmon's IGA stores; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. enjoyed flying and was a private | ||||||
| 17 | pilot, flight instructor, and commercial pilot; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. was a member of the Mount Nebo | ||||||
| 19 | Masonic Lodge in Carlinville and Trinity Assembly of God Church | ||||||
| 20 | in Olive Branch; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 2 | parents; his wife, Helen; a brother, Raymond; and a sister, | ||||||
| 3 | Helen; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, James Foster, Sr. is survived by 3 sons, James | ||||||
| 5 | (Rita) Foster, Jr., Gary (Robin) Foster, and Michael (Margie) | ||||||
| 6 | Foster; 3 daughters, Sheila Foster, Deborah (Mike) Wilson, and | ||||||
| 7 | Amy (Jerry) Wilson; 7 grandchildren, Stephanie (Brian) Eldred, | ||||||
| 8 | Jamie Foster, Kara Wilson (Mike Kaskey), Rachel Wilson, Jessica | ||||||
| 9 | (Robert) Ford, Steven (Anne) Foster, and Marissa Foster; 7 | ||||||
| 10 | great-grandchildren, Robert "Tripp" Ford, III, Austin Kaskey, | ||||||
| 11 | Matthew and Elyse Eldred, and Gwen, Kendall, and Kathleen | ||||||
| 12 | Foster; 2 sisters, Evelyn Williams and JoAnn Brubaker; and many | ||||||
| 13 | nieces, nephews, and other relatives; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 16 | family and friends, mourn the passing of James Edward Foster, | ||||||
| 17 | Sr.; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of James Foster, Sr. as an expression | ||||||
| 20 | of our sympathy.
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