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92_SR0169
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of N. Sheldon Dodds, who passed away on May 19, 2001; and
5 WHEREAS, N. Sheldon Dodds was born on August 17, 1911 in
6 Meeker, Illinois to Grover C. and Linnie Dodds; and
7 WHEREAS, N. Sheldon Dodds, a lifelong resident of Marion,
8 Illinois, was a 1929 graduate of Harding High School; on
9 February 14, 1934 he married Florence Maag; and
10 WHEREAS, N. Sheldon Dodds was a retired vice president
11 and sales manager for WMRN Radio, where he worked for more
12 than 30 years; after retiring from WMRN, he was employed
13 part-time for the City of Marion; and
14 WHEREAS, N. Sheldon Dodds was a member of Epworth United
15 Methodist Church, past treasurer of Marion Rapid Transit,
16 past treasurer of Marion Machine and Tool, member of the
17 Sales Ad Club, a 32nd-degree Mason, Masonic Lodge 70, member
18 of Elks Lodge 32, past president of Marion Noon Kiwanis and a
19 theater entrepreneur for the former Marion Theatre and the
20 Palace Theater; and
21 WHEREAS, The passing of N. Sheldon Dodds will be deeply
22 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife of 67
23 years, Florence Dodds; his sons, Daniel (wife, Terry) Dodds
24 and David (wife, Pam) Dodds; his daughter, Margo Schreiber;
25 his brother, Iver (wife, Dorothy) Dodds; his sister, Frances
26 Church; his 12 grandchildren; and his 7 great-grandchildren;
27 therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
30 all who knew him, the death of N. Sheldon Dodds of Marion,
31 Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of N. Sheldon Dodds with our sincere
3 condolences.