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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 John L. "Jack" Sherwood of Crystal Lake, |
| 4 | | who passed away on February 19, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Sherwood was born on May 27, 1927 in Chicago; |
| 6 | | his parents were Joseph and Kathryn Sherwood; he was a graduate |
| 7 | | of St. Leo High School; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Sherwood was a proud member of the United |
| 9 | | States Marine Corps and proudly served his country during World |
| 10 | | War II; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Sherwood was the co-owner of Chicago |
| 12 | | Stationers, Inc. in Chicago for 47 years; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Sherwood was an avid golfer; he also |
| 14 | | volunteered often for Faith in Action and Meals on Wheels; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Sherwood was the recipient of the Bishop's |
| 16 | | Award for his 25 years of service in religious education; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, John Sherwood was preceded in death by his |
| 18 | | parents; his first wife, Dolores (nee Mulcahy); his brothers, |
| 19 | | Joseph and James; and his sisters, Rita, Margaret, and |
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| 1 | | Patricia; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, John Sherwood is survived by his loving wife, Mary |
| 3 | | (nee Ringness); his children, William, Jean (Reid) Anderson, |
| 4 | | Dolores (James) Gorski, John (Beth), Terrence (Larry), Timothy |
| 5 | | (Julie), and Carol (Timothy) Kane, James (Maureen) Ringness, |
| 6 | | Kristin (James) Blake, Jennifer (Timothy) Schnepf, and Amy |
| 7 | | (Thomas) Perkins; his grandchildren, Ryan (Liz), Todd |
| 8 | | (Krissy), Andrew, Meghan, Greg, Renee, David, Carolyn, Rachel, |
| 9 | | Kathleen, Jack, Magaret, Ann, Samantha, Marley, Mike, Bridget, |
| 10 | | Emmett, Kevin, Thomas, Lauren, Jana (John), Tara, Michael, |
| 11 | | Christopher, Benjamin, Carly, and Nathan; his |
| 12 | | great-grandchildren, Sadie, Sean, Riley, Courtney, and John |
| 13 | | Paul; his brother, Jeremiah (Sally); his sister, Marilyn (Tom); |
| 14 | | and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John L. "Jack" |
| 18 | | Sherwood; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of John Sherwood as an expression of |
| 21 | | our sympathy.
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