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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 Allen Cummings of Peoria, who |
| 4 | | passed away on September 18, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Cummings was born in LaSalle-Peru on April |
| 6 | | 22, 1931 to Florence
Herberger-Lindner; he married
Gail Mary |
| 7 | | Michael on September 6,
1952 at St. Mark's
Catholic Church in |
| 8 | | Peoria; he received
his Bachelor of Science in Marketing and |
| 9 | | Management and his Juris Doctorate from the University of |
| 10 | | Illinois; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Cummings worked as an attorney; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Cummings served on the Peoria Park District |
| 13 | | board for over 40 years; he was
an active member and past |
| 14 | | President of the Peoria Republican Party and head of the Peoria |
| 15 | | Diocese Council of Catholic Men; he was
also a member of the |
| 16 | | Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council #4333,
past President of |
| 17 | | the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and past President of
the |
| 18 | | Downtown Kiwanis Club; he was head of the U of I Newman
Club, |
| 19 | | head of the U of I Ethic Committee, and founder of the Lincoln
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| 20 | | Statue Committee and the Lincoln Award Committee; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, James Cummings was an excellent bridge player; he |
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| 1 | | enjoyed golfing, fishing, antiquing, and auctions; he will be
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| 2 | | remembered for his love of dogs, enjoying long Sunday drives, |
| 3 | | and
being an Abraham Lincoln expert; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Cummings was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | parents; his stepfather, Walt Lindner;
his grandchild, Patrick |
| 6 | | Vaughn; and his great-grandchild, Kellen
Berkemeier; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, James Cummings is survived by his wife, Gail; his |
| 8 | | 8 children, Mary (Phillip)
Berkemeier, Kate (Gerald) Wren,
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| 9 | | Angie (Phillip) Owens, Mike (Marguerite)
Cummings, Teresa |
| 10 | | (Mike) Green,
Mark (Kelly), Julie (David) Vaughn, and Kelly |
| 11 | | Cummings; his 26 grandchildren; and his 27
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| 12 | | great-grandchildren; 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 Allen Cummings, 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 Cummings as an expression of |
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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