Full Text of SR0873 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 T. "Jim" Wood of Fulton, who | 4 | | passed away on February 16, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wood was born to Edward and Agatha (Schell) | 6 | | Wood in Moline on June 28, 1942; he graduated from Alleman High | 7 | | School in 1960; he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he | 8 | | served on a tour in Vietnam between 1964 and 1966; he married | 9 | | Nora on April 8, 1976; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wood retired in 2002 from the International | 11 | | Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 150 after 36 years of | 12 | | active service; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wood was a hardworking family man who always | 14 | | provided for and was there for his family; he most loved | 15 | | attending family gatherings, grandchildren's events, and game | 16 | | nights and spending time with family while fishing, watching | 17 | | sports, and working on classic Mustangs; he enjoyed | 18 | | woodworking and spending time around the barn; he will be | 19 | | remembered for his great stories and the nature walks he took | 20 | | with his grandchildren; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wood was preceded in death by his wife, Nora; |
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| 1 | | his parents; and his siblings, Katie, Joseph, and Edward; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wood is survived by his daughters, Dana | 3 | | (William) Barnett-Owens and Bridget (Kevin) McRae-Kurtz; his | 4 | | sons, Christopher (Andrea) Barnett, Patrick Wood, and James | 5 | | Wood; his sisters, Barbara Schell, Judy Hansen, Mary Bayless, | 6 | | Theresa Paulsen, and Patricia (Michael) Sheil; his | 7 | | grandchildren, Katie (Adam) Hoagland, Alyssa (Joseph) Fisher, | 8 | | Brianna (Doug) Chidester, Larson Barnett, Connor Barnett, | 9 | | Alexander Owens, Abigail Owens, Anna Kurtz, Brady Kurtz, and | 10 | | Natalie Wood; and his great-grandchildren, Colton Hoagland and | 11 | | Kennedy Fisher; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | James T. "Jim" Wood and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jim Wood as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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