Bill Text: IL SR0214 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Donald E. Scott of Dwight.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0214 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0214-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Donald E. Scott of Dwight, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 13, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Donald Scott was born to Edward and Mary (Root) | ||||||
| 6 | Scott in Odell on March 3, 1926; he graduated from Saunemin | ||||||
| 7 | High School in 1944; he married Dorothy Jean Oelschlager at | ||||||
| 8 | the Dwight United Methodist Church on November 7, 1950, and | ||||||
| 9 | she preceded him in death on January 10, 2016; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Donald Scott served in the U.S. Army during World | ||||||
| 11 | War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, retiring after | ||||||
| 12 | more than 20 years of service; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, After his military service, Donald Scott returned | ||||||
| 14 | to the area and worked for R.R. Donnelly, retiring after | ||||||
| 15 | spending 20 years with the company; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Donald Scott was very active in the Boy Scouts, | ||||||
| 17 | the Lions Club, and the VFW, serving as commander for many | ||||||
| 18 | years; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Donald Scott loved storytelling and spending time | ||||||
| 20 | with his family and friends; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Donald Scott was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 2 | parents; his brothers, George, Walter, and Charles; his | ||||||
| 3 | sisters, Laura Fox and Mary Nell Slavik; his daughter, Frances | ||||||
| 4 | Starlene Rafferty; and his grandchildren, James Scott and | ||||||
| 5 | Katelyn Joyce; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Donald Scott is survived by his children, Daniel | ||||||
| 7 | Scott, Russell (Kathleen) Scott, Ronald (Pamela) Scott, and | ||||||
| 8 | Rita (Patrick) Joyce; his grandchildren, Brian (Whitney) | ||||||
| 9 | Scott, Kenneth (Mandi Foster) Scott, Patrick (Ashley) | ||||||
| 10 | Rafferty, Jennifer (Aaron) Wise, and Collin Joyce; his | ||||||
| 11 | great-grandchildren, Aiden, Kallen, Westen, Zoey, Harlon, | ||||||
| 12 | Emily, Abigail, Emma, and Olivia; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Donald E. Scott and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Donald Scott as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | deepest sympathy.
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