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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Duane John Davis of Pekin, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on November 26, 2024; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, John Davis was born to Willard W. and Katherine | ||||||
| 6 | L. (Farmer) Davis in Jefferson City, Missouri on May 16, 1941; | ||||||
| 7 | he served in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Germany | ||||||
| 8 | and through which he learned photography and film development; | ||||||
| 9 | he achieved three associate degrees in multiple fields of | ||||||
| 10 | study through Illinois Central College; he was previously | ||||||
| 11 | married to Vivienne A. "Toni" (Major) Nelson and then Jill | ||||||
| 12 | (Scheidler) Davis, and they survive; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, John Davis worked as a truck driver for Starr | ||||||
| 14 | Transport, retiring in 2013; prior to that, he worked as an | ||||||
| 15 | equipment repair technician at UARCO for many years; he also | ||||||
| 16 | formerly served as a police officer for the Pekin Police | ||||||
| 17 | Department and as police chief of the Delavan Police | ||||||
| 18 | Department; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, John Davis pursued a multitude of hobbies | ||||||
| 20 | throughout the years, including collecting matchbooks, | ||||||
| 21 | photography and film developing, building model railroads, | ||||||
| 22 | reading and completing crossword puzzles, and video gaming; | ||||||
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| 1 | due to his sense of adventure and love for the outdoors, he | ||||||
| 2 | became a private pilot and enjoyed sharpening his target | ||||||
| 3 | shooting skills; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, John Davis was a very family-oriented man known | ||||||
| 5 | as a bit of homebody later in life who showed kindness through | ||||||
| 6 | his love of pets and donating to charities; he was a big fan of | ||||||
| 7 | the Chicago Bears and always enjoyed a fresh baked loaf of | ||||||
| 8 | bread; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, John Davis was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 10 | his brother, William Davis; and his sister, Daphene Sweeney; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, John Davis is survived by his daughter, Renee | ||||||
| 13 | (Curt) Afdahl; his granddaughters, Dreeyan (Ryan) Hughes and | ||||||
| 14 | Jorheene Spradlin; his great-granddaughter, Brynleigh Hughes; | ||||||
| 15 | his siblings, Walter J. (Sally) Davis and Shirley H. (Bob) | ||||||
| 16 | Hayes; his stepchildren, Tara, Tim, and Tom; and several | ||||||
| 17 | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 20 | Duane John Davis and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 21 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 22 | further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of John Davis as an expression of our | ||||||
| 3 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||