Bill Text: IL SR0827 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George Philip Aderton of La Salle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0827 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0827-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 George Philip Aderton of La Salle, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 10, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, George Aderton was born in Hardin to Philip C. and | ||||||
6 | Millie (Bailey) Aderton on June 16, 1928; he graduated from | ||||||
7 | Hardin High School in 1946 and served as an X-ray technician in | ||||||
8 | the United States Navy; he graduated from Illinois College in | ||||||
9 | 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics; he earned his | ||||||
10 | post-graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University | ||||||
11 | through the Illinois Bankers Association and the Graduate | ||||||
12 | School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; he | ||||||
13 | married Janice Ann Clendenny at First Presbyterian Church in | ||||||
14 | Hardin on November 8, 1958; and
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15 | WHEREAS, George Aderton started his banking career as a | ||||||
16 | cashier and vice president at the Bank of Kampsville; he became | ||||||
17 | cashier and vice president of Citizens State Bank of Mt. Morris | ||||||
18 | and then president and chairman of the board; he and a group of | ||||||
19 | community leaders purchased the State Bank of Paw Paw, where he | ||||||
20 | retired as president and chairman of the board in 1995; and
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21 | WHEREAS, George Aderton served as a Mt. Morris councilman | ||||||
22 | and then Mayor from 1966 to 1969; he was a board member of |
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1 | Disciples United Methodist Church and the Jaycees; in Paw Paw, | ||||||
2 | he was active in the Paw Paw Lions Club and a member of the Paw | ||||||
3 | Paw United Methodist Church; he was also a 65-year member of | ||||||
4 | Calhoun Masonic Lodge #792 and a 64-year member of American | ||||||
5 | Legion Post 636 in Hardin; and
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6 | WHEREAS, George Aderton volunteered for 20 years at the | ||||||
7 | Order of St. Francis hospital in Ottawa as a "Pink Lady", as he | ||||||
8 | loved to say; he was also a member of Grace United Methodist | ||||||
9 | Church in La Salle, where he and his wife had resided since | ||||||
10 | 1998; his true passions were spending time with family and | ||||||
11 | friends, following his beloved St. Louis Cardinals, playing | ||||||
12 | golf, and traveling; and
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13 | WHEREAS, George Aderton was preceded in death by his | ||||||
14 | parents and his sister, Jean (Aderton) Stewart; and
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15 | WHEREAS, George Aderton is survived by his wife, Janice; | ||||||
16 | his children, Nanette (Randy) Trudell, Sally Aderton, Karen | ||||||
17 | (Chris) Williams, and Philip L. (Elizabeth) Aderton; his | ||||||
18 | grandchildren, Ira Trudell, Hannah Trudell, Katherine and John | ||||||
19 | Aderton, and Samuel and Addison; and his great-grandchildren, | ||||||
20 | Autumn, and twins Marty and Everett Trudell; therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | George Philip Aderton, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
2 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
3 | further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of George Aderton as an expression of | ||||||
6 | our deepest sympathy.
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