Full Text of SR0062 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 John E. Ray of Woodstock, who passed away | 4 | | on December 4, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Ray was born on August 18, 1942 in Aiken, | 6 | | South Carolina; his parents were Lawton and Maude (nee Herrin) | 7 | | Ray; he married Judy Nastav on October 8, 1966; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Ray served his country as a member of the | 9 | | United States Army; he designed pumps that were used by NASA on | 10 | | the International Space Station and received 2 mission patches | 11 | | from his work in the space program; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Ray enjoyed restoring old cars and was a | 13 | | member of the Pontiac Club; he also played Minor League | 14 | | Baseball in his youth and was a founding member of the Tri City | 15 | | Little League; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, John Ray was preceded in death by his parents and | 17 | | a sister, Martha Ann Feldbusch; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Ray is survived by his wife, Judy; a son, | 19 | | Brian (Krista) Ray; 2 daughters, Tina (David) Coalson and | 20 | | Debbie (Keith) Kirchhardt; 4 grandchildren, Kollin and Jordan |
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| 1 | | Kirchhardt, Marshall Coalson, and Carter Ray Coalson; a | 2 | | brother, Carroll (Janet) Ray; an aunt, Gertrude Cooper; 2 | 3 | | nephews, Matt (Melissa) Lazinski and Mike (Amanda) Lazinski; | 4 | | and 6 nephews and 3 nieces; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 7 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John E. Ray; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of John Ray as an expression of our | 11 | | sympathy.
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