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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Josh Timothy Pinkard of Aurora, who
4passed away on February 15, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Josh Pinkard was born to Tim and Bobbie Pinkard on
6October 10, 1981; he graduated from Holly Pond High School in
7Holly Pond, Alabama in 2000; he earned a Bachelor of Science in
8Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State University in
92005 and a Master of Science in Operations Management from
10University of Arkansas in 2018; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Josh Pinkard worked at Heatcraft in Grenada,
12Mississippi; he then began working at Mueller Water Products in
13Albertville, Alabama in 2006; he accepted the position as plant
14manager at the Henry Pratt facility in Aurora in 2018; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Josh Pinkard had an infectious laugh that
16brightened any room; he was always considered an exceptional
17leader in school and on the job; he had a strong faith and was a
18loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, and
19friend; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Josh Pinkard was preceded in death by his sister,
21Kateah Pinkard and his grandparents, G.W. and Opal Pinkard and

 

 

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1L.D. and Wynell Chambers; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Josh Pinkard is survived by his wife of 13 years,
3Terra (Taylor) Pinkard; his children, Emilee, Ian, and Sawyer;
4his parents; his twin sister, Gidget (Chad) Wright; his
5in-laws, Billy Ray and Sharon Taylor; his brothers-in-law,
6Ronald and Billy (Kayla) Taylor; his sister-in-law, Felicia
7(Bobby) James; his nieces and nephews, Crimson, Lincoln, and
8Tatum Wright, Savanna and Liam Taylor, and Rob, Allie, and
9Bailey James; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
12Josh Timothy Pinkard and extend our sincere condolences to his
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Josh Pinkard as an expression of our
17deepest sympathy.