Full Text of SR0072 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of LTC (RET.) Carol Beth Capan St. John, | 4 | | who passed away on January 28, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carol St. John was born to Charles Jolly Capan | 6 | | and Patricia Fern Fisher Capan in Moline on June 28, 1955; she | 7 | | attended schools in Rock Island and graduated from Sherrard | 8 | | High School; she attended Illinois State University and later | 9 | | graduated from St. Ambrose University; she earned a master's | 10 | | degree from U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and a | 11 | | teaching certificate from Concordia University; she married | 12 | | Terry St. John; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Carol St. John joined the U.S. Army in 1982; she | 14 | | was the first female company commander at the Rock Island | 15 | | Arsenal and did tours in Germany and Kuwait and at the | 16 | | Pentagon; when she retired in 2004, she was serving as the | 17 | | first female chair of the Army ROTC Department at the | 18 | | University of Iowa; after retiring from the army, she taught | 19 | | as a senior army instructor and was part of the Junior ROTC | 20 | | programs at Davenport Central High School, Vessey Leadership | 21 | | Academy, and Bemidji High School; she also attended auctioneer | 22 | | school and was an antique appraiser; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Carol St. John was a member of First Lutheran | 2 | | Church in Sherrard and held a deep faith connection to Native | 3 | | Americans; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Carol St. John was a curious life-long learner, a | 5 | | critical thinker, and a compassionate woman; she had a number | 6 | | of interests, including Bob Dylan, history, painting, hunting | 7 | | for those special antiques, and bargain hunting; she enjoyed | 8 | | laughter, music, reading, nature and the great outdoors, | 9 | | feeding the birds, her dogs, the Iron Range, vanilla cake, a | 10 | | hot cup of Starbucks, a good glass of wine or beer, and, most | 11 | | of all, spending time with her sons and grandson; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Carol St. John was preceded in death by her | 13 | | parents; her grandparents; and her several aunts and uncles; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Carol St. John is survived by her sons, Charley | 16 | | (Holly) and Sam (Rebekah Kersey) O'Fallon; her grandson, | 17 | | Kingston; her brother, Chuck (Laurie); her sisters, Angela | 18 | | (Kevin) Piers and Mary; her nieces and nephews, Kelli Brown, | 19 | | Emily (Erik) Meutsch, Lauren (George) Wilders, and Nick, Matt, | 20 | | and Bailey Capan; her five great-nieces and great-nephews; and | 21 | | her dear friends, Modell Plummer and Karen Child Adolphson; | 22 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | LTC (RET.) Carol Beth Capan St. John and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | her; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Carol St. John as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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