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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the
sudden death of |
| 4 | | Thomas K. Vanwinkle of Belleville, who passed away on February |
| 5 | | 3, 2020; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was born on February 15, 1975 and |
| 7 | | was affectionately known as "TK" to
his family, friends, and |
| 8 | | co-workers; he was a career railroader and spent the majority |
| 9 | | of his career as a
trainman at the Terminal Railroad |
| 10 | | Association of St. Louis (TRRA) from 2003 to 2020; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Earlier in his rail career, Thomas Vanwinkle |
| 12 | | worked for the Union Pacific
Railroad and the Kansas City |
| 13 | | Southern Railroad; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a long-standing and active |
| 15 | | member and local officer for
SMART-Transportation Division |
| 16 | | (formerly United Transportation Union) Local #469; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle held the position of Local |
| 18 | | Legislative Representative in Local
#469 from 2004 until 2019 |
| 19 | | and Local Chairperson from 2008 until 2019; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle served as SMART-Transportation |
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| 1 | | Division General Chairperson
of GO 919 from October 1, 2019 |
| 2 | | until his untimely passing; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a dedicated union |
| 4 | | representative who put the needs and
best interests of his |
| 5 | | members above his own; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a cherished member and |
| 7 | | officer of SMART-Transportation
Division and will be sorely |
| 8 | | missed by his fellow co-workers and union officers and members; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was a devoted family man and |
| 11 | | unconditionally loved his wife,
Kim, his sons, Copelan, |
| 12 | | Jonathan, and Justin, his daughters, Dailyn and Kaylee, and his |
| 13 | | mother,
Jeannie; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Vanwinkle was above all else a caring and |
| 15 | | compassionate person whose
tragic and far too early passing is |
| 16 | | both devastating and difficult to comprehend for those who
knew |
| 17 | | him best; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 19 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 20 | | we mourn the passing of Thomas K. "TK" Vanwinkle and extend our |
| 21 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |