Full Text of SR1689 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 C. Witt of Alton, who passed away | 4 | | on March 23, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Witt was born in Hartford to Marion and | 6 | | Julia Witt on August 19, 1926; he married Barbara R. Broadway | 7 | | on October 30, 1947; he served in the United States Army Air | 8 | | Corp from 1945 to 1947 during World War II; he served again | 9 | | from 1951 to 1953 in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Witt worked for Owens Illinois Glass in the | 12 | | machine shop in Godfrey for 40 years, retiring in 1986; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Witt was a member of the Bethalto Masonic | 14 | | Lodge #406 for 60 years, serving 39 years as secretary; he was | 15 | | a grand lecturer for many years and a past master; he was also | 16 | | an honorary member of ten Lodges; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, James Witt was preceded in death by his wife, | 18 | | Barbara; his parents; his daughter, Carla A. Schwegel; his | 19 | | sister, June Ellen Witt; and his brother, Aaron Dean Witt; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, James Witt is survived by a daughter and |
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| 1 | | son-in-law, Linda and Nick Otis Nichols; his two sons, James | 2 | | Alan Witt and Todd Witt; his son-in-law, Edward Schwegel; his | 3 | | grandchildren, Erin (Seth) Phillips, Matthew (Karin) Witt, | 4 | | Eric Schwegel, and Christopher Witt; his great-grandchildren, | 5 | | Ashlyn, Claire, Logan, Ian, Hannah, and Elise; his brothers, | 6 | | Marion Witt, Ray (Geraldine) Witt, Benjamin Witt, and Gary | 7 | | (Elaine) Witt; his two sisters-in-law, Caroline Witt and | 8 | | Bernice Broniec; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 9 | | it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | James C. Witt, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of James Witt as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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