Full Text of SR0649 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 James "Jim" Curtis Lindeen, formerly | 4 | | of Moline, who passed away on November 6, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Lindeen was born to Mena and Carl Lindeen in | 6 | | Crookston, Minnesota on January 20, 1930; he later moved to | 7 | | North Mankato, Minnesota and attended Mankato High School; in | 8 | | 1948, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served in the | 9 | | Pacific theater during the Korean War; he was a sonar man and | 10 | | captain's phone-talker on the USS Currier, USS Rupertus, and | 11 | | USS Trathen, serving until 1952;
after his tour of duty, he | 12 | | enrolled at Mankato State Teacher's College and then the | 13 | | University of Minnesota; he married Edie Mutzke in 1956, and | 14 | | they moved to Denver, Colorado in 1960; he married Elma | 15 | | Burdick in 1987, and they enjoyed many years in the Seattle | 16 | | area; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jim Lindeen was an engineer with Martin Marietta | 18 | | in Denver and worked on many projects; some of his favorites | 19 | | include the Titan missile transporter, the Viking Mars Lander, | 20 | | the Skylab, and a Man Maneuvering Unit; he also worked for | 21 | | Stems Rogers and the American Coleman Company and had many | 22 | | moonlighting jobs, including working the Lake Eldora Ski Area | 23 | | snow-making machine; in 1986, he moved to Seattle, Washington |
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| 1 | | where he was a contract worker for Boeing International at the | 2 | | 747 facility in Everett; during that time, he developed a side | 3 | | business engraving signs, labels and badges (SLAB), which he | 4 | | continued until 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Lindeen was a loyal member of the Elks Lodge | 6 | | in Lynnwood, Washington; he served in many roles and | 7 | | eventually became an Exalted Ruler; he enjoyed traveling to | 8 | | many destinations for Elks conferences; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jim Lindeen loved designing and building home | 10 | | projects throughout his life; wherever he lived, his handiwork | 11 | | could be seen and enjoyed; he was very proud of his service in | 12 | | the Navy and talked about it often; he loved his family and | 13 | | enjoyed spending time with them; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jim Lindeen is survived by his daughters, Cindy | 15 | | (Ken) Martin and Sally (Dave) Meier; his grandchildren, Curtis | 16 | | (Kimberly) Meier, Austin (Kristen Mueller) Martin, Brendan | 17 | | (Rebecca) Meier, Lauren (Nate) Penz, and Travis Meier; his | 18 | | great-grandchildren, Nolan Meier and Adeline Meier; and his | 19 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 22 | | James "Jim" Curtis Lindeen and extend our sincere
condolences |
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| 1 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 4 | | presented to the family of Jim Lindeen as an expression of
our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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