Bill Text: IL SR0928 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald L. Skinner of Pawnee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0928 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0928-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 L. Skinner of Pawnee, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on September 15, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Donald Skinner was born in Jersey County to | ||||||
| 6 | Leonard and Ruby (Isringhausen) Skinner on May 19, 1937; he | ||||||
| 7 | married Lynda Skinner in 1961; they later divorced; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Donald Skinner was a great supporter of the | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois and National AgrAbility programs; his testimony | ||||||
| 10 | before congress and his support of developing an AgrAbility | ||||||
| 11 | program in Illinois in the late 1980s helped form the program; | ||||||
| 12 | he served as chair of the Illinois AgrAbility Advisory | ||||||
| 13 | Committee for many years and, most recently, as honorary chair; | ||||||
| 14 | he also served on the National AgrAbility Advisory Committee | ||||||
| 15 | for several years; through his foresight, advice, and support, | ||||||
| 16 | thousands of farm people benefited from assistance through the | ||||||
| 17 | program; he leaves a legacy of support in seeking ways to help | ||||||
| 18 | farmers and farm workers with disabilities continue to provide | ||||||
| 19 | for their families and be as productive as possible; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Donald Skinner liked to laugh and loved a good | ||||||
| 21 | practical joke; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Donald Skinner was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 2 | father; his brother, William; his sister, Ruth Ann Armsby; and | ||||||
| 3 | his granddaughter, Jana Skinner; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Donald Skinner is survived by his children, | ||||||
| 5 | Kimberly (Rod) Bourne and David (Sonja) Skinner; his | ||||||
| 6 | grandchildren, Illinois State Representative Avery Bourne, | ||||||
| 7 | Mason Bourne, and Reese Bourne, and Justin Skinner, Logan | ||||||
| 8 | Skinner, and Mia Skinner; his mother, Ruby Skinner; his | ||||||
| 9 | brother, Ron (Elke) Skinner; and several nieces, nephews, and | ||||||
| 10 | cousins; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Donald L. Skinner, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Donald Skinner as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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