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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 M. Velloff of Alton, who passed |
4 | | away on April 18, 2017; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, James Velloff was born in Alton to Marion S. and |
6 | | Agnes (Budde) Velloff on February 5, 1938 and graduated from |
7 | | Marquette High School in 1956; he earned his Bachelor of |
8 | | Science in math with minors in education and philosophy from |
9 | | St. Louis University in 1960; he earned his master's degree in |
10 | | math from Southern Illinois University in 1968 and married Rita |
11 | | Terlisner on November 24, 1960; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, James Velloff taught math at Southwestern High |
13 | | School from 1960 to 1965 and at Roxana High School from 1965 to |
14 | | 1993; he was also a business partner with his brother, Marion, |
15 | | at Velloff's Power Equipment in Alton from 1970 to 2015; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, James Velloff enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing |
17 | | cards, especially bridge and pinochle; he also enjoyed |
18 | | traveling and camping with his family; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, James Velloff is survived by his wife, Rita; his |
20 | | children, James (Christine) Velloff, Beth (Dennis) Young, |
21 | | Michael (Beverly) Velloff, and Richard (Heather) Velloff; his |