Full Text of SR1807 100th 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 Denis James McDowell of Lake Forest, who | 4 | | passed away on May 18, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to | 6 | | Thomas and Florence (Grady) McDowell in 1924; he graduated from | 7 | | Wauwatosa High School in 1942; he enlisted in the United States | 8 | | Air Force as a navigator and was involved in air reconnaissance | 9 | | missions over the United States during World War II; he | 10 | | utilized the GI Bill and graduated from Marquette University | 11 | | with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; he married | 12 | | Murlyn J. Scherr on April 15, 1950; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell worked as a salesman, office sales | 14 | | manager, and then regional sales manager for companies that | 15 | | specialized in process instrumentation and control systems | 16 | | integration sales, including Honeywell, Fischer and Porter, | 17 | | and Yokogawa; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell and Murlyn spent the first 17 years | 19 | | of their married life in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and then moved to | 20 | | Lake Forest, Illinois, where he lived in the same residence | 21 | | until his passing; he loved sports and was an avid golfer and | 22 | | tennis player; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his wife, Murlyn; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell is survived by his sons, Mark | 4 | | (Susan) and Scott; and his grandchild, Alexander; therefore, be | 5 | | it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Denis James McDowell and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Denis McDowell as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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