SR0827 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of George Philip Aderton of La Salle, who passed away on August 10, 2017; and

WHEREAS, George Aderton was born in Hardin to Philip C. and Millie (Bailey) Aderton on June 16, 1928; he graduated from Hardin High School in 1946 and served as an X-ray technician in the United States Navy; he graduated from Illinois College in 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics; he earned his post-graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University through the Illinois Bankers Association and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; he married Janice Ann Clendenny at First Presbyterian Church in Hardin on November 8, 1958; and

WHEREAS, George Aderton started his banking career as a cashier and vice president at the Bank of Kampsville; he became cashier and vice president of Citizens State Bank of Mt. Morris and then president and chairman of the board; he and a group of community leaders purchased the State Bank of Paw Paw, where he retired as president and chairman of the board in 1995; and

WHEREAS, George Aderton served as a Mt. Morris councilman and then Mayor from 1966 to 1969; he was a board member of Disciples United Methodist Church and the Jaycees; in Paw Paw, he was active in the Paw Paw Lions Club and a member of the Paw Paw United Methodist Church; he was also a 65-year member of Calhoun Masonic Lodge #792 and a 64-year member of American Legion Post 636 in Hardin; and

WHEREAS, George Aderton volunteered for 20 years at the Order of St. Francis hospital in Ottawa as a "Pink Lady", as he loved to say; he was also a member of Grace United Methodist Church in La Salle, where he and his wife had resided since 1998; his true passions were spending time with family and friends, following his beloved St. Louis Cardinals, playing golf, and traveling; and

WHEREAS, George Aderton was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Jean (Aderton) Stewart; and

WHEREAS, George Aderton is survived by his wife, Janice; his children, Nanette (Randy) Trudell, Sally Aderton, Karen (Chris) Williams, and Philip L. (Elizabeth) Aderton; his grandchildren, Ira Trudell, Hannah Trudell, Katherine and John Aderton, and Samuel and Addison; and his great-grandchildren, Autumn, and twins Marty and Everett Trudell; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of George Philip Aderton, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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