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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of James A. "Jim" Wright of Ware, who |
| 4 | | passed away on January 20, 2025; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wright was born to Wayne Karl "Kate" and |
| 6 | | Ivory (Wilson) Wright in Union County on July 13, 1938; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wright worked at the Murray Center in |
| 8 | | Centralia for five years before transferring to the Choate |
| 9 | | Mental Health and Development Center, retiring after 25 years |
| 10 | | of service; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wright was a strong AFSCME union member as an |
| 12 | | employee and after his retirement, serving as president of |
| 13 | | AFSCME Retirees Local Subchapter 90 for 30 years; he made |
| 14 | | hundreds of trips to Springfield to fight against layoffs |
| 15 | | while advocating to protect pensions and to ensure healthcare |
| 16 | | coverage; he received a plaque from AFSCME in commemoration of |
| 17 | | his years of dedication to the union and for inspiring others |
| 18 | | to keep fighting the good fight; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wright was an active member of the Democratic |
| 20 | | Party, serving as a precinct committeeman for over 50 years; |
| 21 | | he worked diligently towards the election of hundreds of |
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| 1 | | office holders at the local, state, and federal levels; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wright loved watching his grandsons |
| 3 | | participate in sports, playing bingo, going to the casino, |
| 4 | | eating fried chicken, and watching any sport on television, |
| 5 | | especially the St. Louis Cardinals; in his younger years, he |
| 6 | | enjoyed fishing and hunting; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wright was preceded in death by his parents |
| 8 | | and his siblings, Bill Wright, Barbara Foster, Lois Dickerson, |
| 9 | | Ruth Allen, Sondra Clover, and Audrey Wright; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jim Wright is survived by his daughter, Vonda |
| 11 | | (Steve) Benefield; two grandsons; his siblings, Richard |
| 12 | | Wright, Beverly Ellis, Sharon Smith, Vicki Wilson, Debbie |
| 13 | | Wright, and Karen Wright; and numerous nieces, nephews, |
| 14 | | extended family, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | James A. "Jim" Wright and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Jim Wright as an expression of our |