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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 John Mumma of Philo, who passed away on |
| 4 | | February 13, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Mumma was born in Champaign on October 30, |
| 6 | | 1951; he married Brenda Dallas in Tuscola on January 17, 1976; |
| 7 | | and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Mumma was a lifelong farmer in the Philo and |
| 9 | | Sidney areas; he also served as a former assistant fire chief |
| 10 | | for the volunteer Philo Fire Department; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Mumma was a Philo Village Trustee for over 30 |
| 12 | | years and President of the Philo Park Board and the Bill Huss |
| 13 | | Chapel Cemetery; he served on the Locust Grove Cemetery Board |
| 14 | | and was a member of the Unity Alumni Athletic Association |
| 15 | | (UAAA); he was a member of the Illinois Tractor Pulling |
| 16 | | Association Board (ITPA) and eventually became vice president; |
| 17 | | he was also a flagman and tech official for the ITPA; he served |
| 18 | | on the U.S. Association of Pullers Board (USAP) and became a |
| 19 | | competing member of both the ITPA and USAP in 2009; he was a |
| 20 | | two-time Pro Pulling League Champion and a multi-time ITPA |
| 21 | | Champion; he coached his daughters in softball and enjoyed |
| 22 | | going to his grandchildren's sporting events; he enjoyed |
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| 1 | | spending the winter in Florida; he was an avid fan of the St. |
| 2 | | Louis Cardinals, Fighting Illini Sports, the Unity Rockets, and |
| 3 | | NASCAR; he loved truck and tractor pulling and drag racing; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, John Mumma was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Mumma is survived by his wife, Brenda; his |
| 7 | | daughters, Misty (Jeremy) Nelson, Robin (Cory) Duitsman, and |
| 8 | | Kristin Stratton; his grandchildren, Kayla Nelson, Bradey |
| 9 | | Duitsman, Chloey Duitsman, Tanner Nelson, Kinzey Duitsman, |
| 10 | | Michelle Stratton, and Faith Stratton; his father-in-law and |
| 11 | | mother-in-law, Jim and Helen Dallas; his cousin, Bob Stahl; and |
| 12 | | his many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | John Mumma and extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 16 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of John Mumma as an expression of our |
| 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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