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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with great sadness of the passing of the Reverend John
4 E. Lass of Taylorville on November 14, 2003; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Reverend John E. Lass was born on February 9,
6 1919, in Stonington to Romie and Carrie Sims Lass; he married
7 Lucy Ferguson on October 31, 1942, in Presque Isle, Maine; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Reverend Lass was a retired machinist with Borg
9 Warner and founding pastor of the Life Tabernacle Church in
10 Taylorville; he served in the United States Air Force; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 1973, Reverend Lass demonstrated that his
12 Pentecostal beliefs were the guiding force in his life by being
13 the founding pastor of Life Tabernacle Church in Taylorville
14 and serving as its senior pastor until his death; Reverend Lass
15 was a spiritual leader at the church, someone who was always
16 positive and strongly believed in the power of faith, hope, and
17 charity; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Reverend Lass always carried a happy and joyous
19 disposition that warmed the hearts and brightened the days of
20 all those he touched, especially his family; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The passing of the Reverend John E. Lass has been
22 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
23 beloved wife, Lucy Lass; his son, David John (Linda Anne) Lass;
24 his daughter, Janie M. (James "Skip") Moenck; his
25 grandchildren, Regan A. Mansfield, Anthony W. Moenck, Kaitlan
26 N. Moenck, Hunter L. Moenck, Rydge A. Moenck, Michelle L.
27 McMillian, David J. Lass, Jr., Anne M. Harrison-White, Heather
28 D. Frye, and Brian M. Harrison; his great-grandchildren, Shelby
29 Hunter Lee McMillian, Jacob Ryan McMillian, Chealsea Nichole
30 Lass, Chasity Amber Rena Lass, and Alyssa Marie Lass; his

 

 

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1 sister, Evelyn Pleshe; and his 17 nieces and nephews; he was
2 preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter, Amanda Hunter
3 Leigh Lass; two sisters, two brothers; and nephew, Johnny
4 Isabell; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
7 the Reverend John E. Lass along with all who knew and loved him
8 and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends;
9 and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of the Reverend John E. Lass as an
12 expression of our deepest sympathy.