Full Text of SR0946 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of John F. Early of Elgin, who passed | 4 | | away on April 17, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, John Early was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania | 6 | | to Colonel John A. and Helen T. (Moore) Early on March 3, 1946; | 7 | | he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in numerous | 8 | | places, including Fort Riley, Kansas; he received his Bachelor | 9 | | of Arts in 1968 and his Juris Doctor in 1971, both from the | 10 | | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, John Early was a founding partner of the law firm | 12 | | Early, Tousey, Wlodek, Wong & Early, LLP in the city of Elgin; | 13 | | he was highly respected as an attorney both by his colleagues | 14 | | and by the community at large throughout his legal career and | 15 | | community involvement; he was a former assistant state's | 16 | | attorney in Kane County; he served as the secretary-treasurer, | 17 | | vice president, and president of the Kane County Bar | 18 | | Association from 1997 to 2003; he also served in the assembly | 19 | | and on committees of the Illinois State Bar Association; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, John Early's sense of adventure was captured at a | 21 | | young age, starting with his father being stationed in many | 22 | | places, including Taiwan, San Francisco, and Ohio; he shared |
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| 1 | | his love of travel with his family, and their adventures | 2 | | included tours of Ireland, Italy, and England, boating in the | 3 | | British Virgin Islands, taking a train trip west to | 4 | | California, and driving cross country many times; his happy | 5 | | places were the family home in Galena, Disney World, and St. | 6 | | Pete Beach, Florida, where he spent many wonderful times with | 7 | | family and extended family; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, John Early was a devoted Illini fan and spent | 9 | | many weekends with family and friends traveling back to the | 10 | | University of Illinois as a football season ticket holder and | 11 | | many hours watching the Illini play basketball; he was an avid | 12 | | tennis player in his youth and enjoyed weekend matches with | 13 | | friends later in life; he loved reading and was a wealth of | 14 | | knowledge on many and varied topics; he was a great | 15 | | storyteller and loved reminiscing with friends and family over | 16 | | daily lunches at Paul's Family Restaurant, Carmina's, Jimmy's | 17 | | Char House, The Skillet, and other eateries that made it into | 18 | | the weekly lunch rotation; he was an ardent foodie, and fine | 19 | | dining was his ultimate pleasure; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, John Early was preceded in death by his parents; | 21 | | his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Helen and Mitchell | 22 | | Slonina; and his sister, Patricia Lynch; and | 23 | | WHEREAS, John Early is survived by his wife, Mary |
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| 1 | | (Slonina); his children, John A. Early, Meghan E. Early, and | 2 | | Catie H. Early (Kai Bandziukas); his grandchildren, A.J. | 3 | | Early, Archer Early, Ella Thompson, Ozzie Thompson, and | 4 | | Josephine Early; his former son-in-law, Nicolas Thompson; his | 5 | | former daughter-in-law, Rebecca Early; his brother, Tony | 6 | | (Georgine); his sister, Kathy; and many nieces and nephews; | 7 | | therefore, be it | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | John F. Early and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of John Early as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy. |
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