Bill Text: IL SR1010 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Duane Homer Mitchell.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR1010 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1010-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 Duane Homer Mitchell, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | October 1, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Duane Mitchell was born in Arthur to Homer W. and | ||||||
| 6 | Jessie Erhardt Mitchell on December 4, 1927; he graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | Moline High School in 1946 and joined the United States Army | ||||||
| 8 | Air Force that same year; he graduated from the University of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois in 1951 and married Beverly J. Matzen in East Moline | ||||||
| 10 | on July 18, 1953; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Duane Mitchell retired as general manager of | ||||||
| 12 | accounting from Litton Industries in 1992 after 40 years of | ||||||
| 13 | service; in 1964, he was named the "Most Valuable Member" by | ||||||
| 14 | the National Association of Accountants; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Duane Mitchell was a member of Homewood | ||||||
| 16 | Evangelical Free Church in Moline; he enjoyed hunting, fishing, | ||||||
| 17 | and golf; he was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and | ||||||
| 18 | Illini Sports; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Duane Mitchell was preceded in death by his wife | ||||||
| 20 | of 56 years, Beverly; his parents; his brothers, George Isaac | ||||||
| 21 | and Eugene Earl; and his friend, Buda Larson; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Duane Mitchell is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
| 2 | Danielle (Raymond Emry) and Susan (Lauren Elgin); his | ||||||
| 3 | granddaughters, Kelley (Ben Jaszewski) and Megan Emry; his | ||||||
| 4 | grandsons, Ryan Carlson and Lane Carlson; his | ||||||
| 5 | great-grandchildren, Charlotte Jaszewski and Jameson | ||||||
| 6 | Jaszewski; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Norman and | ||||||
| 7 | Joanne Johnson; his sister-in-law, Lorraine Shellenberger; and | ||||||
| 8 | many cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Duane Homer Mitchell, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Duane Mitchell as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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