Bill Text: IL SR1056 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Andrew Olesen.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR1056 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR1056-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
3 | saddened to learn of the death of Andrew H. "Andy" Olesen of | ||||||
4 | Rockford, who passed away on December 10, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen was born on February 23, 1947, to | ||||||
6 | Anker and Sena (Kuhlmann) Olesen; he married Patricia Beck on | ||||||
7 | September 12, 1970, in Pierre, South Dakota; he was a Vietnam | ||||||
8 | veteran and served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen was a longtime member of Bethlehem | ||||||
10 | Lutheran Church; he enjoyed playing golf, racquetball, and was | ||||||
11 | an avid Green Bay Packer fan; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen had been a pilot for the "REACT" | ||||||
13 | team for Rockford Memorial Hospital for the past 5 years; it | ||||||
14 | was during the discharge of his duties for REACT that he and | ||||||
15 | flight nurses Jim Dillow and Karen Hollis perished when they | ||||||
16 | encountered bad weather on route to pick up a critically ill | ||||||
17 | patient; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen was preceded in death by his | ||||||
19 | parents, Anker and Sena Olesen and his sister, Barbara; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen is survived by wife, Pat; his son, |
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1 | Tony (Julie) Olesen; his daughter, Michelle (Rufo) Reyes; his | ||||||
2 | grandchildren, Jacob, Caitlin, and Addison Olesen; his | ||||||
3 | sisters, Kathryn Nordstrom and Connie (David) Selleck; and his | ||||||
4 | nieces, Cindy Filips and Sherry Nordstrom, and their families; | ||||||
5 | therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Andrew Olesen, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
10 | further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Andrew Olesen as an expression of | ||||||
13 | our deepest sympathy.
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