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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Larry Wayne Dolan of Moline, who passed away on May 1, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Larry Dolan was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin to Wayne and Charlene Braithwaite Dolan on March 23, 1947; he served with the United States Army in Vietnam and married Mary Esser in Dubuque, Iowa on May 13, 1978; he married Marsha Cook Rodriguez in Davenport, Iowa on June 27, 1997; and

WHEREAS, Larry Dolan was a machinist at the Rock Island Arsenal for 33 years, retiring in 2014; and

WHEREAS, Larry Dolan was an avid softball pitcher for 40 years; he won a national championship, was a six-time gold medalist in the Senior Olympics, and was inducted into the Quad City Hall of Fame; he was an Iowa Hawkeyes fan, loved attending his grandchildren's events, and enjoyed traveling and eating at Taco John's; he was a member of New Hope Church and the Milan VFW; he was a very social person who never met a stranger; and

WHEREAS, Larry Dolan was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary; his parents; and two brothers, David and Doug Dolan; and

WHEREAS, Larry Dolan is survived by his wife, Marsha; his five children and their spouses, Chad and Kathy Dolan, Stephanie McMillin, Erick and Kristi Rodriguez, Jeffrey and Chelsey Dolan, and Emilee and Kevin Harness; his nine grandchildren, Kyleigh, Ryann, Clason, Maelynn, Beckam, Jentzen, Evelyn, Emersynn, and Malia; and his siblings and their spouses, Paul and Evie Dolan, Colleen and Tony Montag, Jim and Judi Dolan, Peggy Dolan, Joanne and David Ridenour, Terry Dolan and Sue O'Neil, and Donna and Dan Atkinson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Larry Wayne Dolan, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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