SR0845 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Alfred P. Pedersen of Antioch, who passed away on May 14, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Pedersen was a lifelong resident of Antioch; he was the son of the late Alfred J. and Mary Griffin Pedersen; he married Florence Prince on June 3, 1944, at St. Peter Church in Antioch; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Pedersen started in the farm machinery business with his father in 1936; in 1946, he was joined by his brother, Bob; in 1949, they added a GMC Truck Dealership; he also purchased and sold several farms in his area for many years; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Pedersen was an active member of several organizations, including the Antioch Lions Club, the Antioch Rotary Club, the Lake County Farm Bureau, the Lake County Republican Club, and the Ivanhoe Country Club; he was also a former member of the board of directors of the First National Bank in Antioch; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Pedersen was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Robert; and his sisters, Helen Nelson, Rose McCord, and Grace Johnson; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Pedersen is survived by his wife of nearly 66 years, Florence; his sons, Alfred P. (Judy) Pedersen Jr., Lloyd Pedersen, Dean (Linda) Pedersen, Dale (Dawn) Pedersen, and Brian (Mary) Pedersen; his sisters, Alice Dunkin, Edna (William) Barr, and Lena Dalgaard; his grandchildren, Tammi (Mark) Lyles, Dean A. (Michelle) Pedersen Jr., Carol (Dan) Murin, Jeannine Pedersen, Donald Pedersen, Breanna Pedersen, Connie Smith, Shannon Pedersen, and Christina Pedersen; and his great-grandchildren, Austin and Daylon Lyles, Abigail and Benjamin Pedersen, Damian and Peyton Pedersen, Dane, Isabella, and Marcus Murin, and Ava Guzman; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Alfred P. Pedersen; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Alfred Pedersen as an expression of our sympathy.