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HR1226 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives learned with sadness of the death of John Brian
4 Thatcher of Lakemoor on April 4, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, John Brian Thatcher was born December 3, 1977, to
6 Brian and Rita Thatcher in Lake Forest; he was big brother to
7 Paul Thatcher; growing up in Mundelein, he played the trumpet;
8 he graduated from Mundelein High School in 1996, where he
9 played on the high school football team and was a member of the
10 National Honor Society; in 2000, he graduated from Western
11 Illinois University with a major in communications and a minor
12 in management; and
 
13     WHEREAS, John worked at Medline Industry in Mundelein,
14 where he was well known for his consideration of all employees
15 in his position in the Human Resources Department and will be
16 remembered for seeing the best in each person he worked with;
17 and
 
18     WHEREAS, John married the love of his life, Kelly
19 Riddehough on August 11, 2001; they lived in Lakemoor and were
20 strong members of Faith Baptist Church in Grayslake; and
 
21     WHEREAS, John is survived by his wife, Kelly; his parents,
22 Brian and Rita Thatcher; his brother, Paul Thatcher; his
23 mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ron and Nancy Riddehough; his
24 brother-in-law, Jason; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, and
25 dear friends; he was preceded in death by his paternal
26 grandparents, Ann and Marshall Thatcher, and his maternal
27 grandparents, Arvo and Viola Nyrhila; and
 
28     WHEREAS, While John will be missed by his family and many
29 friends and co-workers, he will always be remembered for his
30 enthusiasm and sense of adventure; he was organized and

 

 

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1 fun-loving, loyal and committed to family and friends above
2 self interest; his short life was meaningful beyond its years
3 in the model he set and the zest for life he shared with all he
4 met; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we mourn the passing of John Brian Thatcher and extend our
8 sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and community;
9 and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
12 sympathy.