Full Text of SR1800 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Dr. Earl H. Clark of Rock Island and | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on April 11, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Earl Clark was born on December 21, 1920 in | 6 | | Beloit, Kansas; his parents were Earl Howard and Bess Prose | 7 | | Clark; he married Janet Goodjohn on December 20, 1947; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Earl Clark spent his childhood in Hoisington, | 9 | | Kansas and received his undergraduate and medical degrees from | 10 | | the University of Kansas; during World War II, he served as a | 11 | | lieutenant junior grade in the Naval Reserve and a medical | 12 | | officer with the 1st Marine Division in northern China; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Following the completion of his medical residency | 14 | | in 1951, Dr. Earl Clark joined Dr. John P. Burgess in the | 15 | | practice of pediatrics in Rock Island; he was later joined by | 16 | | Dr. Earl M. Stockdale, with whom he practiced for 30 years; | 17 | | they were joined by Dr. Christopher Moen and Dr. Thomas Herr, | 18 | | current senior members of Pediatric Group Associates; he | 19 | | retired from pediatric practice on January 1, 1987; his | 20 | | dedication to the practice of medicine was honored when he was | 21 | | chosen as King of Mardi Gras in 1983; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Earl Clark was certified by the American Board | 2 | | of Pediatrics and was a member of the American Academy of | 3 | | Pediatrics; he was a member of the American Medical Association | 4 | | and the Illinois State Medical Association and a member and | 5 | | president of the Rock Island County Medical Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Earl Clark and his wife were members of the | 7 | | Broadway Presbyterian Church for over 50 years; he served as a | 8 | | deacon and elder; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Earl Clark enjoyed spending time with his | 10 | | friends and family, traveling, gardening, golf, reading, and | 11 | | dining; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Earl Clark was preceded in death by his wife, | 13 | | Janet; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Earl Clark is survived by his sons and | 15 | | daughters-in-law, John and Kathleen Clark and Howard and Jane | 16 | | Clark; his daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Timothy Patton; his | 17 | | grandchildren, John (Hemma) Clark, Mary (Ben) Dunlap, Annie | 18 | | (Matthew) Arnett, David Clark, Lucy Clark, Dr. Simon (Grace) | 19 | | Patton, Mary (Andrew) Lesh, Elizabeth (Francis) Defilippis, | 20 | | Andrew (Becca) Patton, and Paul Patton; his 15 | 21 | | great-grandchildren; his nephew, P. Bartlett (Kathryn) Wu; and | 22 | | his great-nephew, Peter B. Wu; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 3 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Dr. Earl H. Clark; and | 4 | | be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Dr. Earl Clark as an expression of | 7 | | our sympathy.
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