Full Text of SR1543 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 Reed "Pappy" "Jim" Rodney of | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on February 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Rodney was born in Canton to Albert and Mary | 6 | | Reed Rodney on February 3, 1941; he graduated from Canton High | 7 | | School in 1959 and married Bonnie Ironfield later that year in | 8 | | Denver, Colorado; he was a missile instructor in the United | 9 | | States Air Force for 8 years, achieving the rank of Airman | 10 | | First Class; he married Sunny Grotegeer in Canton in 1973; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Rodney worked at International Harvester | 12 | | for 11 years before owning and operating Woodstoves N' Things | 13 | | in Orion for several years; he became the sales manager at | 14 | | Sexton Ford in Moline and then opened Scotty's Car Wash in East | 15 | | Moline, retiring in 2005; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Rodney loved fishing and raising tropical | 17 | | fish, building model airplanes, woodworking, and gardening; he | 18 | | had a passion for British sports cars (at one time owning 2 at | 19 | | the same time); in his younger days, he loved riding | 20 | | motorcycles and hunting morel mushrooms; he enjoyed spending | 21 | | time with friends and family at the Pauper's Den in East Moline | 22 | | and the Yankee Doodle in Moline; he loved watching his children |
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| 1 | | and grandchildren play sports; he had a passion for the Chicago | 2 | | Cubs and had hoped to see them win a World Series in his | 3 | | lifetime; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Rodney was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 | | his brother, Scott; his son-in-law, Rick Schultz; and his | 6 | | ex-wife, Bonnie Rodney; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, James Rodney is survived by his loving wife, Sunny | 8 | | Rodney; his children and their spouses, Donna and Dave Hoffman, | 9 | | Bill Rodney, James II and Annia Rodney, Carrie Schultz, Chris | 10 | | and Anne McGatha, Kim Rodney, and Kelli Rodney and Kevin Cook; | 11 | | his 12 grandchildren; his 15 great-grandchildren; and his | 12 | | siblings, Donald and Cindy Rodney, and Deborah and Mary Rodney; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | James Reed "Pappy" "Jim" Rodney, and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of James Rodney as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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