SR1667 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend Fr. James Eugene Marshall of Silvis, who passed away on March 8, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Fr. Marshall was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John B. and Lillian (Birdsong) Marshall on December 27, 1929; he graduated from Southeastern Louisiana College in Hammond, Louisiana and the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee; he served in the United States Navy during the Korean War; and

WHEREAS, Fr. Marshall was ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church in 1954 and ordained a Priest in the Episcopal Church in 1955; he served Episcopal churches in Louisiana and Missouri and several congregations in the Diocese of Quincy; he served as President of the Standing Committee during the re-alignment of the Diocese of Quincy from the Episcopal Church to the Southern Cone of the Anglican Communion; he was a faithful member and local convenor of Forward in Faith NA; and

WHEREAS, Fr. Marshall loved flying and worked on his home-built airplane for 12 years, finally flying it in 1984; he belonged to the Radio Control Club and Moline Sky Raiders; and

WHEREAS, Fr. Marshall was preceded in death by his four brothers, John, Thomas, William Lee, and Robert Marshall; and

WHEREAS, Fr. Marshall is survived by his stepdaughter and her husband, Katherine and Rob Hebert, and his nephew, John B. Marshall; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Reverend Fr. James Eugene Marshall, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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