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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of James "Jim" Hardway of |
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| Anna on May 20, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hardway was born November 28, 1928, in |
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| Oakland, the son of Cecil and Bonnie Mullis Hardway; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Leota L. "Jeri" Landis on October 21, |
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| 1972, in Carpentersville; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the ministry in 1978 and pastored at |
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| several churches throughout his life, including the |
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| Adams-Friendship Baptist Church in Friendship, Wisconsin, |
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| Townline Baptist Church in Beloit, Wisconsin, Mount Olive |
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| Baptist Church in Dongola, Lantana Baptist Church in |
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| Carbondale, and Big Creek Baptist Church in Dongola; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his sons, |
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| Dallas Cooper and Jerry Cooper; and his sister, Patty Siverly, |
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| and brother, Max Hardway; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of James "Jim" Hardway is felt by all |
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| who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Leota "Jeri" |
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| Hardway; his children, Carlena and husband Loyd Thompson, |
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| Charles Cooper, Harold and wife Sharon Wright, Sue Argraves, |
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| Terry and wife Mickey Wright, Patti Neilson, Bruce and wife |
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| Susan Wright, Phillip Wright, and Jim Jr. and wife Beverly |
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| Hardway; his 33 grandchildren; his 49 great-grandchildren; his |
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| brother, Don and wife Mary Hardway; his uncle, John; his aunt, |
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| Martha; his nieces, nephews, and other relatives; and a host of |
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| loving family and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |