Full Text of SR0214 103rd General Assembly
SR0214 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | | 3 | | to learn of the death of Donald E. Scott of Dwight, who passed | | 4 | | away on April 13, 2023; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Scott was born to Edward and Mary (Root) | | 6 | | Scott in Odell on March 3, 1926; he graduated from Saunemin | | 7 | | High School in 1944; he married Dorothy Jean Oelschlager at | | 8 | | the Dwight United Methodist Church on November 7, 1950, and | | 9 | | she preceded him in death on January 10, 2016; and
| | 10 | | WHEREAS, Donald Scott served in the U.S. Army during World | | 11 | | War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, retiring after | | 12 | | more than 20 years of service; and
| | 13 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Donald Scott returned | | 14 | | to the area and worked for R.R. Donnelly, retiring after | | 15 | | spending 20 years with the company; and
| | 16 | | WHEREAS, Donald Scott was very active in the Boy Scouts, | | 17 | | the Lions Club, and the VFW, serving as commander for many | | 18 | | years; and
| | 19 | | WHEREAS, Donald Scott loved storytelling and spending time | | 20 | | with his family and friends; and
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| | 1 | | WHEREAS, Donald Scott was preceded in death by his | | 2 | | parents; his brothers, George, Walter, and Charles; his | | 3 | | sisters, Laura Fox and Mary Nell Slavik; his daughter, Frances | | 4 | | Starlene Rafferty; and his grandchildren, James Scott and | | 5 | | Katelyn Joyce; and
| | 6 | | WHEREAS, Donald Scott is survived by his children, Daniel | | 7 | | Scott, Russell (Kathleen) Scott, Ronald (Pamela) Scott, and | | 8 | | Rita (Patrick) Joyce; his grandchildren, Brian (Whitney) | | 9 | | Scott, Kenneth (Mandi Foster) Scott, Patrick (Ashley) | | 10 | | Rafferty, Jennifer (Aaron) Wise, and Collin Joyce; his | | 11 | | great-grandchildren, Aiden, Kallen, Westen, Zoey, Harlon, | | 12 | | Emily, Abigail, Emma, and Olivia; therefore, be it
| | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | | 15 | | Donald E. Scott and extend our sincere condolences to his | | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | | 17 | | further
| | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 19 | | presented to the family of Donald Scott as an expression of our | | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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