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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with sadness of the death of Richard E. Jack of Herrin 
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on April 25, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Jack was born on May 20, 1952, in Herrin, to 
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Earl and Lillian (Brown) Jack; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He married Becky Atwood on November 16, 1974 in 
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Marion; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of Scottsboro Baptist Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Jack worked as a Correctional Officer at Big 
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Muddy Correctional Facility in Ina; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served in the United States Navy from July of 
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1970 until January of 1987; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle 
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Association and found great enjoyment in riding his motorcycle; 
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he found peace in his poetry; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He loved his family deeply and was a wonderful 
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example of a devoted husband and loving father; he will be 
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greatly missed by his family and friends; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and an 
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infant brother, Eddie Jack; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Richard E. Jack is felt by all who 
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knew and loved him, especially his wife, Becky; his daughters 
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and son-in-law, Rachel and Bryan Covey and Renee Jack; his 
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brother and sister-in-law, Earnie and Deby Jack; his sisters 
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and brothers-in-law, Debbie and Dennis Gilbert and Tammie and 
 


 






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Charles Fricks; his step-brothers and their wives, Butch and 
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Charlene Parks, Tom Parks, Garry and Diane Parks, Steve and 
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Ethel Parks, and Jeff Parks; his step-sister and her husband, 
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Paula and Bill Anderson; his father and mother-in-law, Dale and 
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Patsy Atwood; and his brothers-in-law and their wives, Gordon 
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and Jo Ellen Atwood and Charles and Paula Atwood; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Richard E. Jack and extend our sincerest condolences to his 
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family, friends, and community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.