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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the  death of Donald
 4    Blimling of Murrayville on November 16, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Blimling  was  born  January  13,  1925,  in
 6    Woodson,  the  son  of  R.V.  and Mabel McCurley Blimling; he
 7    married  Thelma  Louise   "Totty"   Mehrhoff   in   1945   in
 8    Murrayville; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mr. Blimling was a United States Navy veteran of
10    World War II, serving on the USS Maryland in the Pacific from
11    1944-1946;  he was a lifelong farmer in the Murrayville area;
12    he served as Morgan County Commissioner  from  1978-1986  and
13    Democrat precinct committeeman for many years; and

14        WHEREAS,   Mr.  Blimling  was  a  member  of  Murrayville
15    Methodist Church; he was a lifetime member of American Legion
16    Post 311 of Murrayville, Masonic Harmony 3  of  Jacksonville,
17    York Rite of Free Masonry Jacksonville Chapter 3, RAM Council
18    5R, S.M. Commandery 31 K.T., UCT Council 182 in Jacksonville,
19    and USS Maryland BB-46 Veterans Association; and

20        WHEREAS, Donald Blimling's passing will be deeply felt by
21    many,   especially  his  wife,  Thelma  Louise  "Totty";  his
22    daughters,  Lana  (husband,  Terry)  Woodard  and  Jeri   Kay
23    (husband,  Clinton)  Cain;  his  two  sons,  Ron (wife, Tina)
24    Blimling  and  Mark  (wife,  Deborah)  Blimling;   his   nine
25    grandchildren;  his  great-granddaughter; his three brothers,
26    Dale Blimling, Dean Blimling, and Charles Blimling;  and  his
27    three  sisters,  Marjorie  Kehl, Mabel Henkel, and Peggy Ash;
28    therefore, be it

29        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
30    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
31    Donald  Blimling  along  with  all who knew and loved him and
 
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 1    extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
 2    be it further

 3        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 4    presented  to  the family of Donald Blimling as an expression
 5    of our deepest sympathy.