Full Text of SR1384 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of James L. "Jim" Turner of Garden Prairie, | 4 | | who passed away on December 16, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Turner was born in Belvidere on May 21, 1930 | 6 | | to Lloyd J. and Ruby Turner; he attended a one-room school | 7 | | house before graduating from Belvidere High School in 1948; he | 8 | | married Marilyn J. Murley on September 30, 1951 at First | 9 | | Presbyterian Church in Belvidere, where he was also a member; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jim Turner was a dairy farmer, living and working | 12 | | his entire life on his family's Centennial Farm; he started | 13 | | Turner Equipment Sales, where he worked alongside his cousin, | 14 | | Gary Turner for many years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jim Turner gave back to the community by his | 16 | | service as a State officer of F.F.A; he was a founding member | 17 | | and President of Boone Co. Ducks Unlimited Chapter, the 4-H | 18 | | Garden Prairie Grasshoppers, and the Boone County Historical | 19 | | Society Museum, where he was the "Big Dipper" at the annual Ice | 20 | | Cream Social; he also served on the Boone County Community | 21 | | Foundation board and was a recipient of the Belvidere Chamber | 22 | | of Commerce Distinguished Citizens Award in 2013; he was a |
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| 1 | | member of the Farm Bureau and a Bonus Township Trustee and | 2 | | Lawrenceville Cemetery Trustee; he also served on the board of | 3 | | the Conservation District and was a member and supporter of the | 4 | | Boone County Granges; he was a former board member of the Boone | 5 | | State Bank and served on the Belvidere School Board, following | 6 | | the tornado of 1967, as well as during the construction of | 7 | | Funderburg Stadium; he and his wife hosted the Boone County | 8 | | Farm Bureau Dairy Breakfast, and, along with Jack and Peggy | 9 | | Wolf, donated "The Babysitter" statue located at the Boone | 10 | | County Fair Grounds; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Jim Turner loved his family; he enjoyed his time | 12 | | baling and selling hay, the Boone County Fair, and raising | 13 | | Welsh Ponies; he was an avid Belvidere Bucs and Chicago Cubs | 14 | | fan; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jim Turner was preceded in death by his parents | 16 | | and his sister, Shirley Craig; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jim Turner is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his | 18 | | children, Teri (Rock) Keegan, Lori Turner, Julie Turner, and | 19 | | Nancy (Mike) Hearn; his sisters, Marlene Smiley and Beverly | 20 | | Gibson; his grandchildren, Kelli (Ben) Knaup, Dustin Turner, | 21 | | Danielle Turner, Stacey (Scott) Barnes, Ali Hearn, and Luke | 22 | | Hearn; his great-grandchildren, Emma Knaup and Sam Knaup; his | 23 | | cousins, Gary (Ann) Turner and Giles (Bunny) Turner; and |
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| 1 | | several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | James L. "Jim" Turner, and extend our sincere condolences to | 5 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Jim Turner as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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