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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John H. 
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Goodspeed Jr. of Centralia, who passed away on November 12, 
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2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on March 22, 1931 in Chicago; his 
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parents were John H. Goodspeed Sr. and Dorothy (Meyer) 
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Goodspeed; he married Ellen Sanders on October 5, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Goodspeed originated the business of 
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factory-built municipal water distribution equipment and water 
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booster pump stations, founding Engineered Fluid (Process) 
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Incorporated in 1964; he was educated in St. Louis and served 
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in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955, at the rank of 
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machinery repairman first class; he served in the Korean War; 
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and he received the Kaskaskia College Entrepreneur of the Year 
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award in 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Goodspeed was an avid golfer and deep-water 
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sports fisherman, winning many tournaments, most notably the 
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Ernest Hemingway Torneo Touristico Internacional in Copa Lake 
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Zaza, Cuba, in 1978, the Walker Cay, Bahamas in 1988 (which was 
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featured on the cover of South Florida Angler's Guide), and the 
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Stuart Light Tackle Tournament in 1990; his family remembers 
 


 






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him as a generous person with an excellent taste in wine; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his brother, Bill 
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Goodspeed; and his grandson, Brian Goodspeed; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John H. Goodspeed Jr. is survived by his wife, 
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Ellen; his son, Bill (Vicki) Goodspeed; his seven 
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grandchildren; his five step-grandchildren; his nine 
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great-grandchildren;  his eight step-great-grandchildren; his 
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step-great-great-grandchild; his sisters-in-law, Marie 
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Goodspeed, Marilyn Heath (Nathan),  Barbara Hard, Carol 
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Salisbury (Mike), and Doris Thompson (Jim); his 
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brothers-in-law, Jess Peak Jr. (Daisy) and Steven Peak; his 
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nephews, Matt Goodspeed and Paul Goodspeed; his stepsons, Brad 
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Sanders (Terri) and Tony Sanders (Nancy); and many friends; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John 
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H. Goodspeed Jr.; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of John H. Goodspeed Jr. as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.