Bill Text: IL SR0063 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Arnet D. Sorters of Marengo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0063 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0063-Introduced.html
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Arnet D. Sorters of Marengo, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on December 1, 2014; and
| ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Arnet Sorters was born in Attica, Indiana on July | ||||||
6 | 17, 1929 to Leo and Genevieve (nee Kirts) Sorters; he served in | ||||||
7 | the United States Air Force in Japan during the Korean War; he | ||||||
8 | married Barbara Hopkins in Riverside, Indiana on February 9, | ||||||
9 | 1949; and
| ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Arnet Sorters's work with airplanes during his | ||||||
11 | time in the service created a lifelong passion for flying; | ||||||
12 | after returning from the Korean War, he became a pilot for | ||||||
13 | United Airlines, where he worked for 36 years; after his | ||||||
14 | retirement, he and his wife lived in Byron and then Marengo; | ||||||
15 | and
| ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Arnet Sorters enjoyed fishing, hunting, and | ||||||
17 | golfing; he was knowledgeable on many subjects and Consumer | ||||||
18 | Reports magazine was his Bible, but most of all, he loved his | ||||||
19 | grandkids; and
| ||||||
20 | WHEREAS, Arnet Sorters was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
21 | Barbara; his parents; and his son, Mark Sorters; and
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | WHEREAS, Arnet Sorters is survived by his children, Vicki | ||||||
2 | (Bruce) Volkening and Kurt (Debbie) Sorters; his | ||||||
3 | grandchildren, Dawn, Matthew, Heather, Aryn, James, Ashley, | ||||||
4 | Carissa, and Daniel; his great-grandchildren, Sebastian, | ||||||
5 | Bailey, Payton, Haleigh, Brent, Brady, Gabriel, Jianna, Kenny, | ||||||
6 | Alyssa, Samantha, and Michala; and his brother, Jack (Chris) | ||||||
7 | Sorters; therefore, be it
| ||||||
8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Arnet D. Sorters, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
| ||||||
13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Arnet Sorters as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
|