Full Text of SR0463 103rd 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 Wolford John Shane Sr., who passed | 4 | | away on July 26, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Shane was born to Wolford M. Shane and | 6 | | Amelia Raimer Shane in Danville on June 17, 1942; he attended | 7 | | Danville High School and Bradley University, playing on the | 8 | | golf team at both; he married Susan Strand Shane in 1966; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After college, John Shane became the fourth | 10 | | generation of his family to work at the Wolford Cannon Hoecker | 11 | | Insurance Agency, where he became president in 1974; his | 12 | | agency was purchased by Old National Bank in 2001, and he | 13 | | retired in 2006; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Shane cared deeply for his community and | 15 | | worked to make it a better place to live; he served as | 16 | | president of the Danville Area Community College for two | 17 | | separate terms, first chairman of the Provena/USMC Foundation, | 18 | | campaign chair and chairman of the board for United Way, and | 19 | | treasurer of Springhill Cemetery for over 20 years; he served | 20 | | as president of the Danville Country Club, president of the | 21 | | Danville Jaycees and Junior Achievement, and president of the | 22 | | Noon Rotary Club; he was a member of the Vermilion Healthcare |
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| 1 | | Foundation for over 20 years and served as chairman for two | 2 | | years; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Shane received the AMBUCS Danville First | 4 | | Citizen Award in 1999; he developed many friendships through | 5 | | his activities in the community, which he nurtured; he will be | 6 | | especially remembered for his kindness; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Shane loved playing golf; he won the | 8 | | Danville Country Club championship seven times and the | 9 | | Inter-Club tournament three times; he competed in the Illinois | 10 | | State Senior Amateur Championship and the Illinois State | 11 | | Amateur Championship, making the cut a few times; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Shane was preceded in death by his parents | 13 | | and his sister, Susan Shane Herriott; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Shane is survived by his wife; his children, | 15 | | Wolford John Shane Jr., Pamela (Dan) Shane German, and Steven | 16 | | Donald Shane; his grandchildren, Donald Keith Shane, Molly | 17 | | Elizabeth Shane, Lauren Amelia German, Michael Anthony German, | 18 | | Sylvie Lucille Shane, and John (Mack) McKee Shane; therefore, | 19 | | be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 1 | | Wolford John Shane Sr. and extend our sincere
condolences to | 2 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 5 | | presented to the family of John Shane as an expression of
our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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