Bill Text: IL SR0772 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John A. Henriksen of East Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0772 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0772-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 John A. Henriksen of East Moline, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 19, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Henriksen was born in Clarion, Iowa to | ||||||
6 | Laurence and Christene (Larsen) Henriksen on September 3, 1927; | ||||||
7 | he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; he received his | ||||||
8 | Bachelor of Arts from Augustana College in Rock Island and his | ||||||
9 | Master of Education from the University of Illinois; he married | ||||||
10 | Doris Boyungs in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa on | ||||||
11 | August 23, 1947; and
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12 | WHEREAS, John Henriksen devoted his life to education as a | ||||||
13 | teacher, counselor, principal, and assistant superintendent | ||||||
14 | for East Moline schools; he retired as superintendent of | ||||||
15 | schools for the village of Ohio, Illinois; he then returned to | ||||||
16 | East Moline and eventually retired as school bus | ||||||
17 | superintendent; and
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18 | WHEREAS, John Henriksen was actively involved in many | ||||||
19 | community activities; he was a founding member of the UTS | ||||||
20 | Credit Union and was a volunteer bus driver for Black Hawk Area | ||||||
21 | Special Education; he was a 50-year member of the American | ||||||
22 | Legion; and
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1 | WHEREAS, John Henriksen was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
2 | Doris; his parents; and four sisters and a brother; and
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3 | WHEREAS, John Henriksen is survived by his sons, David, | ||||||
4 | Eric (Sandra), and John Mark (Joan) Henriksen; seven | ||||||
5 | grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; therefore, be | ||||||
6 | it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
9 | John A. Henriksen and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
10 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of John Henriksen as an expression of | ||||||
14 | our deepest sympathy.
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