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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of John H. "Jack" Wallace, Sr., who passed 
4away on September 14, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Wallace, Sr. was born on March 17, 1921 in 
6Pitcairn, Pennsylvania; he completed boot camp at the Great 
7Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago and served as a 
8Gunner's Mate during World War II in the South Pacific Theater; 
9after the war, he graduated from Indiana State Teachers College 
10(now Indiana University of Pennsylvania); he married Alta Mary 
11Middlehurst in 1950 and they settled in Waukegan in 1954; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, John Wallace, Sr. completed his master's degree 
13from Roosevelt University in Chicago and studied at the 
14University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and Northern 
15Illinois University in DeKalb; he began his teaching career in 
16Pennsylvania, eventually teaching at  North Chicago Community 
17High School from 1954 to 1984, retiring as Chairman of the 
18Business Education Department; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, John Wallace, Sr. was an active member of the 
20First United Methodist Church and volunteered for many years at 
21the Waukegan Public Library; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, John Wallace, Sr. was preceded in death by his 
2wife of 57 years, Alta; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, John Wallace, Sr. is survived by his sister, 
4Dorothy (Donald Fails); his daughters, Laurie (Ronald Steckel) 
5and Mary Lynn; his son, John H., Jr. (Carol); his 
6grandchildren, Heather Steckel (Jason Victor), Bryan Steckel 
7(Lindsay), and Katherine Wallace (Jarred Hill); and his 
8great-grandson, Jackson Victor; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11John H. "Jack" Wallace, Sr. and extend our sincere condolences 
12to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
13it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of John Wallace, Sr. as an expression 
16of our deepest sympathy.