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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 James Nelson Mundell of Moline, who |
| 4 | | passed away on September 6, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Mundell was born on his family's farm near |
| 6 | | Browning, Missouri to James Nesbitt and Pearl Kimbrough Mundell |
| 7 | | on June 8, 1927; he served in the United States Army Air Force |
| 8 | | as a Corporal during World War II from 1945 to 1947; he married |
| 9 | | Charlotte Elaine Nesser at First Covenant Church in Moline on |
| 10 | | September 10, 1949; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Mundell worked for 10 years at |
| 12 | | Strombeck-Becker Manufacturing in Moline before becoming a |
| 13 | | part of the John Deere organization; he retired from John Deere |
| 14 | | Plow-Planter Industrial in Moline on September 30, 1987 after |
| 15 | | over 28 years of service as a toolroom machinist; prior to |
| 16 | | retirement, he started and was co-owner of Boymun Machine |
| 17 | | Company for 25 years; he was very successful in the stock |
| 18 | | market over 30 years as a day trader; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Mundell was a longtime member of First |
| 20 | | Covenant Church, where he served as a deacon and trustee; he |
| 21 | | was an avid landscaper and was in charge of maintaining the |
| 22 | | church property; he was a member of the First Covenant Men's |
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| 1 | | Brotherhood; he was known as the "Can Man" at church for many |
| 2 | | years, turning returnable bottles and aluminum cans into |
| 3 | | thousands of dollars for church youth projects; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Mundell was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 5 | | Charlotte; his parents; four brothers; and one sister; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Mundell is survived by his children, Marlyss |
| 7 | | (Steve) Vincent, Dr. Brian (Pat) Mundell, Keith Mundell, and |
| 8 | | Kevin (E. Scott Jackson) Mundell-Jackson; his grandsons, |
| 9 | | Matthew Mundell, Nathan Mundell, and Derek Vincent; his |
| 10 | | granddaughter, Emma Vincent; his great-grandson, Rowan |
| 11 | | Mundell; and his sisters, Ruth Viviani, Phyllis (Walt) Dengler, |
| 12 | | and Joyce Aldridge; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | James Nelson Mundell, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of James Mundell an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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