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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 Jack G. Slaughter Sr. of McHenry, who |
| 4 | | passed away on June 13, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Slaughter Sr. was born on July 29, 1936, in |
| 6 | | Cleburne, Texas, to James and Susan (Fogarty) Slaughter; he |
| 7 | | married Patricia Ann Hurst on January 30, 1960, in Roselle; he |
| 8 | | was a resident of Chicago from 1951 until moving to McHenry in |
| 9 | | 1963; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jack Slaughter Sr. opened Stuc's Pizza in 1978, |
| 11 | | where he was fondly referred to as "Big Guy"; he owned the |
| 12 | | business until January 1991 when he sold it to his son; he was |
| 13 | | employed by Walmart for 16 years, where he worked in several |
| 14 | | areas from electronics to assembling bicycles; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jack Slaughter Sr. was active in the McHenry Area |
| 16 | | Chamber of Commerce and volunteered his time to plan for the |
| 17 | | annual Fiesta Days events; he was a member of the McHenry |
| 18 | | Rotary Club, serving as president for a time; he was also a |
| 19 | | board member for Home of the Sparrow and was co-organizer of |
| 20 | | Walmart's "Shop with a Cop" Christmas shopping program; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jack Slaughter Sr. was an avid music lover and had |
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| 1 | | played guitar since the age of 13; for 30 years, he was the |
| 2 | | guitarist for his band, Two Beers and a Coke, playing many |
| 3 | | weddings and other events in the area; he enjoyed spending time |
| 4 | | at his second home in the Adams-Friendship, Wisconsin, area, |
| 5 | | where he liked to go fishing and spend time with his dogs; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jack Slaughter Sr. is survived by his wife of 53 |
| 7 | | years, Patricia; his children, Jack Jr. (Lauri) Slaughter and |
| 8 | | Dawn (Jim Morrison); his grandchildren, Jennifer (fiance Joe |
| 9 | | Nanez), Ryan, Matthew, Emily, Garrett, and Claudia; his |
| 10 | | brother, Gene (Belinda) Slaughter; his sisters, Joanna (Wess) |
| 11 | | Buss and Beverly Burns; his stepbrother, Joe Green; and many |
| 12 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Jack Slaughter Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Jack Slaughter Sr. as an expression |
| 20 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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