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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Donald M. "Don" Turner of Milan, who
4passed away on December 6, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Don Turner was born in Rock Island on December
615, 1945; he served in the U.S. Navy for four years; he married
7Michaeline Sue "Mickie" Meyer in Milan on November 29, 1969,
8and she preceded him in death on August 14, 2019; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Don Turner worked as a lineman for the
10Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company for many years; he
11finished his career as an electrician for John Deere and
12Company, retiring on April 1, 2010; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Don Turner was an avid golfer who made one hole in
14one, and he was a member of the Indian Bluff Golf Course and a
15former member of the Pinnacle Country Club; he was also a
16member of the Milan Rifle Club, the National Rifle Association
17(NRA), and the American Legion; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Don Turner enjoyed spending time with different
19groups of friends, playing golf, riding motorcycles,
20exercising at Rock Valley, and shooting at the Milan Rifle
21Club; he enjoyed vegetable gardening and taking motorcycle

 

 

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1trips with his wife, Mickie, in earlier years; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Don Turner was preceded in death by his sister,
3Pam Buster; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Don Turner is survived by his mother, Bernice
5Halley; his niece, Katrina (David) Dixon; his nephew, Tim
6Buster; the members of the Meyer family; and his close
7friends; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
10Donald M. "Don" Turner and extend our sincere condolences to
11his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
12further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the family of Don Turner as an expression of our
15deepest sympathy.