Full Text of SR2336 99th General Assembly
SR2336 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR2336 | | LRB099 23773 GRL 51288 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Bert D. Carlson of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on October 24, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bert Carlson was born on June 28, 1925 in Galva; | 6 | | his parents were Clyde C. and Ethel Griggs Carlson; he married | 7 | | Gladys J. Clure on November 12, 1950 at Central Presbyterian | 8 | | Church in Rock Island; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bert Carlson worked as a procurement officer for | 10 | | the Rock Island Arsenal for 33 years until his retirement in | 11 | | 1982; he also worked for Case IH for three years and taught | 12 | | students to play the organ; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bert Carlson proudly served in the United States | 14 | | Navy as a Ship's Cook, Third Class during World War II; he was | 15 | | honorably discharged in 1945 and later became a member of | 16 | | Moline American Legion Post 246; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bert Carlson was an active member of First United | 18 | | Presbyterian Church and Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, | 19 | | where he was a choir member for many years; he was also a | 20 | | member of Davenport Moose Lodge No. 28 and Quad City Organist | 21 | | Society; and
|
| | | SR2336 | - 2 - | LRB099 23773 GRL 51288 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bert Carlson enjoyed playing the organ for private | 2 | | parties and for Friendship Manor; he also liked cooking, | 3 | | dancing, decorating the outdoors for Christmas, and working | 4 | | outdoors; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bert Carlson was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | his daughter, Karen Lynn Carlson; and his brothers, Curtis | 7 | | Carlson and Richard Carlson; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bert Carlson is survived by his wife, Gladys | 9 | | Carlson; his daughters and sons-in-law, Jane and Todd | 10 | | Vandersnick and Julie and Bruce Romero; his grandchildren, | 11 | | Orterio Villa, Scott Villa, Jeremy Romero, Bethany and Idris | 12 | | Okere, and Caitlin Vandersnick; his sister-in-law, Rose | 13 | | Carlson; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be | 14 | | it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Bert D. Carlson; and | 18 | | be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Bert Carlson as an expression of our | 21 | | sympathy.
|
|