Full Text of SR2580 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 Mantice, who passed away at the age | 4 | | of 92; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Mantice served as a United States Army | 6 | | combat infantryman with the 102nd division in Germany, where he | 7 | | was awarded the Bronze Star; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Mantice spent 40 years in advertising; he | 9 | | told friends that his proudest moment was the day he severed | 10 | | all ties with a popular cigarette account on the grounds that | 11 | | tobacco was a "toxic and nasty business"; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Mantice was devoted to his family, books, | 13 | | and the study of Haiku; his first two volumes made their way to | 14 | | Haiku circles in Japan, where they were warmly received; he was | 15 | | a member of the St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Mantice was preceded in death by his | 17 | | brother, Tom and his sister, Ann; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, James Mantice is survived by his wife, Mimi; his | 19 | | son, Peter; his sister, Bess Mermigas; his stepchildren, Greg | 20 | | and Lynne Tipsword, David and Diane Rosso, Matthew Rosso, John |
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| 1 | | and Christine Frangoulis, and George and Diane Rogers; and his | 2 | | grandchildren, Douglas, Amanda, Mitchell, Katie, Hannah, and | 3 | | Michael, who affectionately called him "Papou"; therefore, be | 4 | | it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | James Mantice, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of James Mantice as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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