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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Nelson Gene Peterson of Moline, who
4passed away on June 24, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nelson Peterson was born in Moline to Rudolph T.
6and Nellie (Nelson) Peterson on August 20, 1923; he graduated
7from Simpson College and served in the U.S. Army during World
8War II in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central
9Europe, earning several medals; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Nelson Peterson worked as a history teacher at
11Silvis Junior High School for 25 years, retiring in 1983; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Nelson Peterson was a member of Bethany Baptist
13Church, the National Education Association, and the Modern
14Woodmen of America; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Nelson Peterson is survived by his cousins, Sylvia
16Maravelli, Kaye Strate, Susan Coopman, and Todd Nerdahl;
17therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20Nelson Gene Peterson and extend our sincere condolences to his

 

 

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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Nelson Peterson as an expression of
5our deepest sympathy.