Full Text of SR0512 93rd General Assembly
SR0512 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of Jack A. Montague of | 4 |
| Pittsburg, who died as a result of an attack on a fuel convoy | 5 |
| in Fallujah, Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Montague was born on September 12, 1951, to | 7 |
| Chester and Betty (Barnfield) Montague in Chicago; he married | 8 |
| Betsy Hanson and together they had shared 27 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Montague was an Army veteran of the Vietnam | 10 |
| War and previously worked on the railroad; he worked as a truck | 11 |
| driver for the past 22 years, and was most recently employed by | 12 |
| Halliburton; and
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| WHEREAS, His plan was to go to Iraq with KBR, a subsidiary | 14 |
| of Halliburton Co., the company contracted by the United States | 15 |
| to help rebuild the devastated country, and work for one year | 16 |
| and then retire; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Montague was a great friend to all who knew | 18 |
| him; he had an unforgettable personality and "he would always | 19 |
| put a smile on your face"; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Jack A. Montague will be deeply | 21 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Betsy; his daughter, | 22 |
| Jacquelyne; his mother, Betty Montague; his mother-in-law, | 23 |
| Claudia Hanson; his three brothers, John Montague, David | 24 |
| Montague, and Rusty Montague; and his two sisters, Dorothy | 25 |
| Kettell and Jeanie Montague; and
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| WHEREAS, His father preceded him in death; therefore, be it | 27 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 28 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of |
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| Jack A. Montague along with all who knew and loved him and | 2 |
| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and | 3 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of Jack A. Montague as an expression of | 6 |
| our deepest sympathy.
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