Full Text of SR0544 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Dennis Robert Downing of Aledo, who | 4 | | passed away on October 9, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing was born in Davenport, Iowa to | 6 | | Robert B. and Irene (Kistler) Downing on August 8, 1947; he | 7 | | graduated from Aledo High School in 1965 and attended Black | 8 | | Hawk College, where he played baseball before being drafted | 9 | | into the United States Army; he married Judeen Van der Wege; he | 10 | | later married Norma (Stroud) Olson on March 21, 1985; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing retired from the United Parcel | 12 | | Service in 2002 after 30 years of service, mostly in the Aledo | 13 | | area; after retirement, he worked for Shirt Tales and as a | 14 | | groundskeeper for the Oakview County Club; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing loved sports and tried out for a | 16 | | professional baseball team at one point; his favorite team was | 17 | | the Atlanta Braves; he played on many local fast pitch | 18 | | softball teams as short stop; he loved golfing, tennis, and | 19 | | racquet ball; he enjoyed his weekly outings with friends and | 20 | | playing solitaire on his phone; he was affectionately know as | 21 | | "Dink"; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his brother, Curtis Downing; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing is survived by his wife, Norma; | 4 | | his children and their spouses, Torey and Diana Downing, | 5 | | Joelly and Lance Greene, Jon Olson, Wendy Downing, and Brian | 6 | | Jordan; his grandchildren, Isabella, Austin, Gabriella, Deven, | 7 | | Jessica, and Payton; two great-grandchildren; his sister and | 8 | | brother-in-law, Connie and Jerry Mattson; and his | 9 | | sister-in-law, Sandra Downing; therefore, be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Dennis Robert Downing and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Dennis Downing as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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