Full Text of SR2124 99th 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 E. Blair of Erie, who passed away | 4 | | on July 31, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Blair was born in rural Scott
County to | 6 | | James Harlie and Flora Belle Walker Blair on March 11, 1928; he | 7 | | served in the United States Marine Corps during both World War | 8 | | II and the Korean War; he married Jean Ann Rose at
Erie Baptist | 9 | | Church on May 23, 1959; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Blair worked in various industries, | 11 | | including 27 years at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline | 12 | | as a millwright; he was a commercial sign painter and artist | 13 | | and mechanic; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Blair's hobbies included woodworking, | 15 | | general carpentry, and electrical projects; for many years, he | 16 | | helped with the Rose Farm apple business, selling apples and | 17 | | caring for approximately 24 trees; he was involved in building | 18 | | projects and sign painting at King's Camp in Chana and Newton | 19 | | Zion Reformed Church in rural Erie; he was an avid camper and | 20 | | loved spending time with his family and friends at King's Camp; | 21 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Blair was a member of Newton Zion Reformed | 2 | | Church, where he served as an elder and deacon; he served on | 3 | | the board at his church, Resthave Home in Morrison, and King's | 4 | | Camp; he served as a troop leader for the Erie Boy Scout Troop | 5 | | 101 and was a United Auto Workers Local 865 member; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Blair was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | his grandson, Timothy Lofgren; three brothers; and seven | 8 | | sisters; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Blair is survived by his wife, Jean Ann | 10 | | Blair; his children, David (Marilyn) Blair, Kathy
| 11 | | (Christopher) Lofgren, Carolyn Jean Blair, and Linda (Imad) | 12 | | Al-Suleiman; his grandchildren, David (Lindsie) Blair, Thomas | 13 | | (Angela) Blair, Aaron Blair, Monica (Markus) Underwood, Kelli | 14 | | (Andrew) Beall, Emili (Daniel) Utz, Rebecca Behnami, Matthew | 15 | | Behnami, Mohammed Al-Suleiman, Amirah Al-Suleiman, and | 16 | | Muhanned Al-Suleiman; and six great-grandchildren; therefore, | 17 | | be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | James E. Blair, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of James Blair as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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