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SR0285LRB104 13406 LAW 25753 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Jack Dale Glass of Metropolis, who 

4passed away on January 20, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Jack Glass was born to Dale and Audrey Glass in 

6Metropolis on September 16, 1948; he attended Metropolis High 

7School; he also attended Paducah Junior College and Murray 

8State University, both in Kentucky; and

9 WHEREAS, Jack Glass, throughout college and beyond, worked 

10as an ironworker; during his career, he helped construct the 

11Interstate 24 (I-24) Bridge; he later worked as a job 

12superintendent at B&W Construction Co. for the Northern U.S. 

13before he took a position as a maintenance supervisor at 

14Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (SIPC) in Marion, a 

15position he held for more than 40 years; and

16 WHEREAS, Jack Glass was a man of faith and a member of 

17Heartland Church in Paducah, Kentucky, where he was a part of 

18The Dwelling Sunday School; he and his wife, Cheryl, traveled 

19internationally, including several trips to Indonesia to visit 

20their son and his family, who are missionaries there; he also 

21participated in a mission trip to Mexico in recent years; and

SR0285- 2 -LRB104 13406 LAW 25753 r

1 WHEREAS, Jack Glass was a man of many talents, including 

2being an excellent craftsman who built his home, along with 

3his barn and garage, in 1982; his chosen sport was baseball, 

4and he played with the Murray State University baseball team, 

5the Breds, and coached his sons throughout their high school 

6years; he also enjoyed restoring old cars and trucks and going 

7quail hunting, especially in the company of friends and 

8alongside his dogs, Scout a