Full Text of SR1486 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 Donald E. "Duke" Cartwright, who passed | 4 | | away on October 4, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Cartwright was born in Hillsboro to Henry | 6 | | and Irene Cartwright on December 10, 1936; he served in the | 7 | | U.S. Army in Korea; he earned a degree from Joliet Junior | 8 | | College; he married Vada Kay Knudson; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Cartwright retired from the Department of | 10 | | Corrections, Stateville Penitentiary, and the Joliet Prison as | 11 | | a major; following his retirement, he worked at First Student | 12 | | as both a school bus driver and an administrator; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Donald Cartwright was a member of the Illinois | 14 | | Route 66 Association and the Will-Grundy Illinois Genealogical | 15 | | Society; he enjoyed his home life, travel adventures, and | 16 | | weekly Thursday morning breakfasts with his fellow retirees | 17 | | from the prison; he will be remembered for his devotion to his | 18 | | family; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Donald Cartwright was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents and his brother, Jimmy (Doris) Cartwright; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Donald Cartwright is survived by his wife of 58 | 2 | | years, Vada Kay; his children, Laura Patrick and Donald H | 3 | | (Sandi) Cartwright; his grandson, James R. Peterson; his | 4 | | son-in-law, Tom Peterson; and his brother, Gary (Susie) | 5 | | Cartwright; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Donald E. "Duke" Cartwright and extend our sincere condolences | 9 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 10 | | it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Donald Cartwright as an expression | 13 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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