Bill Text: IL SR0838 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Melvin Anderson of Silvis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0838 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0838-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 Melvin Anderson of Silvis, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on November 3, 2019 at the age of 103; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson was born in Harvard to John and | ||||||
| 6 | Olivia C. (Goranson) Anderson on November 10, 1915; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Myrtle S. Sandberg on December 2, 1939; he served in the U.S. | ||||||
| 8 | Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson farmed for 17 years; he was a | ||||||
| 10 | machine tool operator at the Rock Island Arsenal for 19 years, | ||||||
| 11 | retiring in 1984; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson was a member of the First | ||||||
| 13 | Evangelical Free Church in Moline, where he served as a deacon; | ||||||
| 14 | he enjoyed cars and was an avid reader; he was deeply committed | ||||||
| 15 | to his faith and read the Bible daily; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 17 | Myrtle; his parents; four brothers; and four sisters; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
| 19 | Beverly (Dan) Larson and Bonnie L. (Carlan) Bounds; his | ||||||
| 20 | grandchildren, Deborah (Lowrie) Robertson, Jeffery (Joy) | ||||||
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| 1 | Larson, Steve (Jolene) Larson, Jacqui (Andy) Sainsbury, and | ||||||
| 2 | Robert (Jessica) Bounds; his great-grandchildren, Hannah, | ||||||
| 3 | Duncan, Ceilidh, and Liam Robertson, Kathryn, Joshua, Kevin, | ||||||
| 4 | and Zachary Larson, Carlyn and Caleb Sainsbury, and Jordan and | ||||||
| 5 | Kaitlyn Bounds; many nieces and nephews; and numerous friends; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be 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 | Melvin Anderson 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 Melvin Anderson as an expression of | ||||||
| 14 | our deepest sympathy.
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