Full Text of SR1349 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of John R. Snyder of Rushville, who passed | 4 | | away on June 15, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Snyder was born in Macomb on January 1, 1942 | 6 | | to Irwin and Helen (nee Vaughn) Snyder; he grew up in Hersman | 7 | | and graduated from Brown County High School in 1960; he | 8 | | attended Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri, where he | 9 | | played football, and later attended Parsons College in | 10 | | Fairfield, Iowa, where he was a member of the parachute team; | 11 | | he married Dianne Busen on July 22, 1967 at the First Christian | 12 | | Church (Disciples of Christ) in Mount Sterling; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Snyder enlisted with the United States Army | 14 | | during the Vietnam War; he was stationed at Fort Rucker where | 15 | | he earned his pilot's license and air traffic controller | 16 | | certification; he was a member of the select Golden Knights | 17 | | parachute team and participated in many demonstrations and | 18 | | competitions both domestically and internationally; he logged | 19 | | over 2,000 jumps and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for | 20 | | breaking many parachuting records and he participated in the | 21 | | Military Olympics in Spain in 1968; he earned his pilot's | 22 | | licenses from Emery Riddle University in Atlanta, Georgia for | 23 | | commercial multi-engine and instrumental ratings; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, John Snyder worked in | 2 | | insurance sales and management in St. Louis, before being | 3 | | recruited by his mother to run the family business of Snyder's | 4 | | Vaughn-Haven Nursing Home in Rushville in 1973; he became owner | 5 | | and administrator, working until his death; he was also a | 6 | | licensed plumber, electrician, and HVAC technician and had many | 7 | | other business interests; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, John Snyder was a member of many pilot and flying | 9 | | associations, founding member of the Rushville Flying Club, | 10 | | board member and past president of the Illinois Health Care | 11 | | Association, board member of the American Health Care | 12 | | Association, and co-founder of the Illinois Nursing Home | 13 | | Administrators Association; he was also a member of the First | 14 | | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Rushville, the | 15 | | Rushville Masonic Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons 9, the | 16 | | Quincy Consistory and the Ansar Shrine, and the Schuyler | 17 | | American Legion Post 4, 40 et 8; for many years, he coached and | 18 | | supported Rushville Little League and flag football; he enjoyed | 19 | | flying, playing golf, and working; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Snyder was preceded in death by his parents; | 21 | | and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, John Snyder is survived by his wife, Dianne; 2 |
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| 1 | | sons, Aaron Snyder and Gregg Snyder; one brother, Vaughn Snyder | 2 | | and wife, Janet; his mother-in-law, Louise Busen; and several | 3 | | nephews and their wives; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | John R. Snyder, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of John Snyder as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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