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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 Dr. Donald
 4    Walden Anderson of Aurora on Tuesday, March 25, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson was born on  October  12,  1919  in
 6    Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  to  Karl  Wesley  and Adah (Waldee)
 7    Anderson; he lived in Waterman  with  his  parents  and  then
 8    moved to Newark, Ohio; and

 9        WHEREAS, He graduated from Newark High School and went on
10    to  attend  Hiram  College in Hiram, Ohio, where he completed
11    his undergraduate studies and earned a  pilot's  license;  he
12    then  went  on  to  study  at Case Western Reserve University
13    School  of  Medicine  in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  he  interned  in
14    Detroit, Michigan, at Harper Hospital; and

15        WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson spent many of his  summers  on  his
16    aunt  and  uncle's farm in Waterman; during those summers, he
17    developed a love for farming and nature; and

18        WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson married Lera Ellen Hart on  May  8,
19    1943  in  Dover,  Ohio;  shortly  after  his marriage, he was
20    called to serve his country during World War II as a  captain
21    in  the  Army  Medical  Corps,  spending  part of his tour in
22    Germany; and

23        WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson  moved  his  family  from  Ohio  to
24    Illinois  and enjoyed over 50 years practicing medicine until
25    his retirement in 1997; he belonged to the  American  Academy
26    of  Family Practice, the Kane County Medical Society, and the
27    American Medical Association; he served as Chief of Staff  of
28    Copley Memorial Hospital, now Rush-Copley Medical Center; and

29        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Anderson  was  a longtime member of Wesley
30    United Methodist Church  where  he  enjoyed  singing  in  the
31    choir;  he  was  also  a  member  of the Union League Club of
 
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 1    Aurora, the Aurora Sportsman's Club, and the  National  Rifle
 2    Association;  he  belonged to the Aurora Country Club and was
 3    an early supporter of the Fox Valley Symphony; and

 4        WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Donald  Walden  Anderson  has
 5    been  deeply  felt  by  many,  especially his wife, Lera; his
 6    daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Ron and Judy  Wenger  and  their
 7    children,   Clayton  (Jamie)  Wenger  and  Lera  Wenger;  his
 8    daughter and son-in-law, Andrew and Kristi Thompson and their
 9    children,   Lera   and   Mark   Thompson;   his    son    and
10    daughter-in-law, David and Diane Anderson and their daughter,
11    Carrie  Reichold;  and his daughter and son-in-law, Ralph and
12    Nancy Lary and their children, Leon and Ros Lary;  therefore,
13    be it

14        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
15    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
16    of  Dr.  Donald  Walden  Anderson  and extend our sincere and
17    deepest sympathy to his family and friends; and be it further

18        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
19    presented  to  the family of Dr. Anderson as an expression of
20    our condolences.