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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of James H. "Jim" Shaw of Moline, who passed |
| 4 | | away on May 3, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw was born in Chariton, Iowa to John and |
| 6 | | Zulma (Lanning) Shaw on December 1, 1931; he graduated from |
| 7 | | Grinnell High School in 1949 and served in Korea in the United |
| 8 | | States Army; he married Patricia Pieper in Grinnell, Iowa on |
| 9 | | July 7, 1951 and earned his degree in accounting from the |
| 10 | | University of Iowa in 1957; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw worked at Deere & Company as the |
| 12 | | manager in the Export Order Department from 1957 until his |
| 13 | | retirement in 1986; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw was involved in numerous church and |
| 15 | | social efforts which included the Catholic Family Movement, |
| 16 | | Sacred Heart Catechism teacher and lector, Special Persons |
| 17 | | Encounter Christ (SPEC) co-founder, a charter board member of |
| 18 | | the Cursillio and Bible studies, and a Catholic Social Services |
| 19 | | board member; he was the president and a 16-year board member |
| 20 | | of the National Association for Retarded Citizens (NARC) and |
| 21 | | the first president of the 708 Mental Health board; he was the |
| 22 | | Quad City Ostomy Association newsletter editor and was active |
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| 1 | | in Rock Island County Republican politics; he was also a |
| 2 | | charter member of the John Deere Toastmasters and helped many |
| 3 | | of the residents of the Shaw Accessible Condominium complex |
| 4 | | with their maintenance; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw enjoyed dancing, reading, camping, |
| 6 | | traveling in his recreational vehicle, and spending time with |
| 7 | | his children and grandchildren; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw was preceded in death by his parents |
| 9 | | and his twin sister, Joan Shaw Lindenmayer; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, James Shaw is survived by his wife of 65 years, |
| 11 | | Patricia; his children, David Shaw, Randy (Susan) Shaw, LuAnn |
| 12 | | Kellums (John Riley), Sam (Ann) Shaw, Nancy (Darrell) Bush, |
| 13 | | Jane Shaw, and Sara Shaw (Mike Pierson); his grandchildren, |
| 14 | | Nathan, Emily, Amanda, Randall, Lindy, Rachael, John, |
| 15 | | Christina, Alyssa, and Ryan; five great-grandchildren; and his |
| 16 | | brothers, John (Mary) and Vance Shaw; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | James H. "Jim" Shaw, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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