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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 D. Rogers of Topeka, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on November 27, 2024; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, John Rogers was born to John David and Virginia | ||||||
| 6 | (Stennett) Rogers in Peoria on January 8, 1948; he graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from Limestone High School in 1966; he then served in the U.S. | ||||||
| 8 | Navy in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968; he married Kathryn Lynn | ||||||
| 9 | Wooding on March 16, 1990; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, John Rogers held many jobs throughout his life, | ||||||
| 11 | working for Keystone Wire and Steel and the Federal Warehouse | ||||||
| 12 | Companies, including serving as a truck driver through Allied | ||||||
| 13 | Van Lines; he also worked as semi driver for a local farmer; | ||||||
| 14 | his final position was as a cashier at County Market in Havana; | ||||||
| 15 | and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, John Rogers was a lifetime member of VFW Post | ||||||
| 17 | #6408 in Havana and a retired member of the Teamsters union; | ||||||
| 18 | and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, John Rogers lived life to the fullest and had | ||||||
| 20 | many hobbies, including listening to music, dancing, and | ||||||
| 21 | singing; he was an avid flat track motorcycle racer throughout | ||||||
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| 1 | his younger years, and he enjoyed motorcycles and classic | ||||||
| 2 | cars, having more than a few over the course of his life; he | ||||||
| 3 | made a homemade go-kart track in his yard in 2020, and he rode | ||||||
| 4 | his go-kart, mini bike, and dune buggies almost every day; his | ||||||
| 5 | favorite pastime was being with family and friends, laughing | ||||||
| 6 | and smiling and enjoying life; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, John Rogers was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 8 | and his sisters, Caroline Joanne Wood and Betty Hanson; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, John Rogers is survived by his wife of 37 years, | ||||||
| 10 | Kathy; his children, Sierra (Jake) Trainer and Andrew Rogers; | ||||||
| 11 | three grandchildren; his brothers-in-law, Greg (Jonni) Wooding | ||||||
| 12 | and David Wood; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | John D. Rogers and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of John Rogers as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||