Illinois SR 576: MEMORIAL-JOHN W. COULTAS

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SR0576LRB104 19339 LAW 32786 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of John William Coultas of Peoria, who 

4passed away on December 28, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, John Coultas, the son of Bill and Jane Coultas, 

6was born on August 24, 1971; and

7 WHEREAS, As a child, John Coultas loved exploring in 

8nature, looking for eagle nests, playing soccer, 

9skateboarding, playing hacky sack, riding in the back of his 

10grandfather's red pickup truck, and playing Little League; and

11 WHEREAS, In his teenage years, mischievous and undeniably 

12charismatic, John Coultas filled his days with music, 

13laughter, friends, and ripping donuts in the snow with his 

14little sisters in the red pickup truck that had become his 

15prized possession; and

16 WHEREAS, After high school, John Coultas attended Parkland 

17College before transferring to and graduating from the 

18University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was named a Gaylord 

19Nelson Scholar; and

20 WHEREAS, John Coultas especially enjoyed listening to the 

SR0576- 2 -LRB104 19339 LAW 32786 r

1music of the Grateful Dead, spending countless hours following 

2the band's tours across the country; and

3 WHEREAS, John Coultas loved few things more than his 

4annual trip to Florida with his father, traipsing about the 

5entire state to visit family and friends and always spending 

6at least three days at his favorite place in the world, Miami 

7Beach; and

8 WHEREAS, John Coultas never met a Monical's Pizza, 

9Starbucks coffee drink, or sweet treat that he did not like, 

10and he was a devoted fan of the Chicago Cubs and the Green Bay 

11Packers; and

12 WHEREAS, Despite suffering a life-altering trauma