Bill Text: IL SR0765 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald W. Bjerke, formerly of East Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0765 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0765-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Donald W. "Don" Bjerke, formerly of East | ||||||
4 | Moline, who passed away on October 15, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke was born in Rock Island to Elmer and | ||||||
6 | Geraldine (Doerres) Bjerke on June 15, 1943; he graduated from | ||||||
7 | Moline High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army from | ||||||
8 | 1962 to 1965 as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division; | ||||||
9 | he married Thora Mercer on November 28, 1994; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke retired from John Deere after 23 years; | ||||||
11 | he then worked for the U.S. Army of Defense as Production | ||||||
12 | Manager (Smart Ammunitions) for 20 years; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
14 | Thora; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke is survived by his children, Charlene | ||||||
16 | Pfab and Ericka (Robert) Catterton; his stepsons, Mark and Kyle | ||||||
17 | Mercer; his grandchildren, Meaghan Pfab Connolly, Courtney | ||||||
18 | Pfab, Jacob Pfab, Kyle Phillips, and Jenna Phillips; his | ||||||
19 | great-grandchildren, Reagan and Rylee Connolly; and his | ||||||
20 | siblings, Robert (Judy) Bjerke and Nancy (Robert) Yantes; | ||||||
21 | therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Donald W. "Don" Bjerke and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
4 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Don Bjerke as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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