Full Text of SR1144 101st 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 David Stanley Anderson of Jonesboro, | 4 | | Arkansas, formerly of Bloomington, who passed away on March 18, | 5 | | 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, David Anderson was born to Stanley and Mildred | 7 | | Tenold Anderson in Fertile, Iowa on September 26, 1937; he grew | 8 | | up in Joice, Iowa on the family farm, where he cultivated a | 9 | | lifelong love of animals; he graduated from the University of | 10 | | Iowa in 1961; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, David Anderson worked in the Iowa City Parks and | 12 | | Recreation Department before moving his family to Normal, | 13 | | Illinois for the same position in 1965; he was hired by the | 14 | | Town of Normal to become its first city manager in 1970; his | 15 | | many accomplishments in this role include the construction of | 16 | | the City Hall offices (now the annex) and city fire stations, | 17 | | the completion of the Constitution Trail, the Ironwood Golf | 18 | | Course and Subdivision, and the College Hills Mall, the | 19 | | redevelopment of 1 Normal Plaza, and the moving of the Amtrak | 20 | | station in Bloomington to Normal; he was also proud to have | 21 | | been involved in securing the Mitsubishi automotive plant in | 22 | | Normal; after 29 years of service, he retired in 1998; upon | 23 | | retirement, Ash City Park in Normal was renamed Anderson Park |
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| 1 | | to honor his accomplishments; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, David Anderson was an active member of St. John's | 3 | | Lutheran Church in Bloomington and the First United Methodist | 4 | | Church in Jonesboro; during his retirement, he was active with | 5 | | the ICMA as a Range Rider, helping other towns find city | 6 | | administrators; he was an active volunteer with Mended Hearts, | 7 | | the United Way, and Safe Harbor; he was also an NEA Baptist | 8 | | Hospital "Pink Lady" volunteer; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, David Anderson was preceded in death by his former | 10 | | wives, Sandra J. Anderson and BJ Anderson; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, David Anderson is survived by his four children, | 12 | | Greg (Glenda) Anderson, Shari (Steve) Mientus, Todd (Tammy) | 13 | | Anderson, and Joni (Mark) McNabb; his nineteen grandchildren; | 14 | | his six great-grandchildren; and all those who knew him as | 15 | | Grandpa Dave; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | David Stanley Anderson and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 1 | | presented to the family of David Anderson as an expression of
| 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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