MEMORIAL-JIMMIE R. GOGGINS

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HR0573
LRB104 16670 ECR 30074 r
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jimmie
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Ray "Jabo" Goggins of Somerset, Kentucky, who passed away on
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November 2, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, Jimmie Goggins was born to Dorothy E. Goggins on
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November 25, 1945; he attended the Bourbon School and then
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Ferguson High School, where he completed the eleventh grade;
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he enlisted in the United States Army in 1967, from which he
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was honorably discharged; he married Mary Holts Goggins in
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Somerset, Kentucky on November 25, 1978; and

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WHEREAS, Jimmie Goggins was employed by Magna Graphic in
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Lexington, Kentucky until 1979; he moved to Somerset, Kentucky
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in 1979, where he was worked as a steelman at the Somerset
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Refinery until February 2010; and

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WHEREAS, Jimmie Goggins was a member of Mt. Olive
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Missionary Baptist Church, where he was ordained as a deacon
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on November 18, 2001; and

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WHEREAS, Jimmie Goggins enjoyed playing pool, horse shoes,
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and golf, horseback riding, completing yard work, and watching
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sports; and

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LRB104 16670 ECR 30074 r
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WHEREAS, Jimmie Goggins was preceded in death by his
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mother; his brothers, Joe Arnold and George Green; one niece;
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and one nephew; and

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WHEREAS, Jimmie Goggins is survived by his wife of 47
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years, Mary; his children, Kendra Carter and Keith (Staci)
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Goggins; three grandchildren; one special granddaughter; his
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nephew, who was raised as his son, and his family; one
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great-grandson; his siblings, Richard Alexander, Carol Green,
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and Ricky (Amy) Goggins; his special family friend, Joe
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McKinley; and a host of nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we mourn the passing of Jimmie Ray "Jabo" Goggins and extend
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our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who
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knew and loved him; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Jimmie Goggins as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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