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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
James V. McCabe of Creal Springs, who 
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passed away on August 18, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James V. McCabe was born on March 5, 1917, near 
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Stonefort; he was the second son of James M. and Mary E. (Van 
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Dyke) McCabe; he married Mary Bryant on February 18, 1948; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James V. McCabe spent his early years in the 
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trucking industry and road construction; he was inducted into 
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the U.S. Army on March 4, 1943 and served in the European 
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theater during the Second World War for 23 months in the 10th 
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Tank Battalion, serving in Normandy, Northern France, 
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Rhineland, Ardennes, and throughout central Europe; during his 
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stint, he was seriously injured in the Battle of the Bulge and 
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was awarded the Purple Heart; he also was awarded five Campaign 
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Stars, three Overseas Service Bars, and the Good Conduct Medal, 
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as well as having no time lost under AW 107; he was discharged 
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on Nov. 3, 1945 from Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; after serving his 
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country, he returned to road and bridge construction, where he 
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worked  in Illinois and neighboring states; he continued his 
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career for 42 years, until his retirement; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James V. McCabe was preceded in death by his 
 


 






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parents; his brothers, T.F., John C. Vincent, and Clarence 
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McCabe; his nephew, Butch McCabe, his niece, Barbara McCabe; 
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and his sisters-in-law, Thelma McCabe and Loretta McCabe; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James V. McCabe is survived by his brother and 
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sister-in-law, Allan L. and Wanda McCabe; his sister, Daisie L. 
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McCabe; his sisters-in-law, Joan McCabe and Zelda McCabe; and 
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several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of James V. McCabe; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of James V. McCabe as an expression of 
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our sympathy.