Bill Text: IL SR1109 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Donald D. "Don" Newton of Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1109 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1109-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Donald D. "Don" Newton of Moline, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on July 8, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Don Newton was born to Forrest and Helen (Dunton) | ||||||
| 6 | Newton in Oskaloosa, Iowa on August 28, 1949; he attended | ||||||
| 7 | schools in Fremont, Iowa before serving in the U.S. Navy; he | ||||||
| 8 | married Sarah Jane (Reiling) West at the Port Byron First | ||||||
| 9 | United Methodist Church on November 20, 1998; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Following his military service, Don Newton worked | ||||||
| 11 | as a machinist for John Deere, retiring after 38 years in 2008; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Don Newton had a passion for nature, and he loved | ||||||
| 14 | nothing more than listening to the wind and the trees; after | ||||||
| 15 | retiring, he enjoyed taking care of his yard and home; he was | ||||||
| 16 | an avid fan of the Chicago Bears and Bulls; he loved eating | ||||||
| 17 | chips and chocolate; he cherished his dog, Harley, and deeply | ||||||
| 18 | loved his family; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Don Newton was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 20 | his sister-in-law, Brenda Newton; and his great-granddaughter, | ||||||
| 21 | Lily; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Don Newton is survived by his wife, Sarah Jane; | ||||||
| 2 | his son, Don "D.J." (Tammy) Newton; his children, Tabitha | ||||||
| 3 | Sanquist, Darrik (Kathy) West, and Lucas (Amanda) West; his | ||||||
| 4 | siblings, Forrest Jr. (Bernadette) Newton, Richard "Dick" | ||||||
| 5 | Newton, and Pam (Kenny) Sims; his grandchildren, Devon, | ||||||
| 6 | Kimberly, Alysa, Ara Belle, Makayla, Gabriel, Emily, Kevin, | ||||||
| 7 | Logan, Caden, and Penelope; his great-grandchildren, Jayden, | ||||||
| 8 | Weston, Warren, and Natalie; and his many nieces, nephews, and | ||||||
| 9 | cousins; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Donald D. "Don" Newton and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 13 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Don Newton as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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