City Council June 17th, 2020
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, John Conners, Jr has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 87 to his eternal reward; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by the Honorable Patrick D. Thompson, Alderman of the 11th Ward; and
WHEREAS, John was a member ofthe Teamsters Union and was dedicated to his career as a truck driver for over 50 years; Before that he served in the United States Air-force and is a veteran of the Korean war; He was a national life member and past commander ofthe VFW in Chicago, a member of the American Legion Post #400 at Fish Lake, past president and member ofthe Fish Lake Home Owners Association, the Fish Lake Conservation Club and the Canaryville Veterans Association in Chicago; On July 11, 1953 John married the love of his life, Ida M. Wagner; The couple have celebrated 67 anniversaries being as in-love with each other as the day they married; and
WHEREAS, John Conners, Jr is survived by Ida to cherish his memory along with their eight children, John Conners III (Margie) of Chicago, Mary Wyatt (Doug) of Henderson, Tennessee, Cathy Dickman (Wally) of Fish Lake, Margaret Gach of Chicago, Pam Florence of Fish Lake, Bernie Conners (Jay) of La Porte, Ida Ludwig of La Porte, Fred Conners of Fish Lake; 17 grandchildren; numerous great and great-great grandchildren; a sister, Judy Leonard of Alabama; and a brother, George Conners (Kathy) of Henderson, Tennessee. John was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Rose Rice and Lorraine Stiller; and Sons-in-law, Chuck Gach, Glenn Florence, Jim Nelson and Dan Hughes.
WHEREAS, John devoted his life to his family and lived every day with integrity; He enjoyed playing pinnacle, working in his yard, watching a western, or was just happy to be with his family; John was also an avid Chicago sports fan who never missed a Sox or Cubs game and loved cheering on DA Bears!! He was known for his easy-going mannerism and was considered (...
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