Bill Text: IL SR1213 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dwain Christofferson.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1213 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1213-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Dwain "Chris" Christofferson of Moline,
who passed away on May 19, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Chris Christofferson was born to Oscar and Bernice
(Swanson) Christofferson in Moline on October 23, 1924; he
graduated from Moline High School and attended the University
of Illinois Extension Center; he served in the U.S. Army in
WWII where he was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge; Chris
married Irene Hoegner in May of 1949; and
WHEREAS, Chris Christofferson was a supervisor in the
Production Control, Product Engineering, and Personnel
Departments at Deere Plow-Planter Works; he was then president
and treasurer of the Deere & Co. Credit Union; he served on the
Governor's Advisory Board for Credit Unions, was president of
the Council of Credit Union Executives Society, and served as
the first elected president of the merged Plow & Planter Credit
Unions; he also worked for the Volunteer Firemen's Insurance
Company from which he received an Eagle Award as well as many
other awards for outstanding salesmanship and service;
following his retirement, he worked as a consultant for John
Deere Harvester Credit Union; and

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WHEREAS, Chris Christofferson was a member of Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Rock Island; he was a Charter Member of the
Moline Second Alarmers, founded in 1952, and remained a member
for 40 years; he was also a member of the Moline Rotary Club,
the Upper Rock Island County Chamber of Commerce, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Disabled American
Veterans, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart; he also
served as the original chairman of Moline Riverfest from 1983
to 1986; and
WHEREAS, Chris Christofferson was preceded in death by his
parents and his sister, Virginia Kirk; and
WHEREAS, Chris Christofferson is survived by his wife,
Irene; his children, Susan Christofferson, Nancy (Mark)
Herman, and Paul (Kathy) Christofferson; his grandchildren,
Lauren (Tim) Corwin, Haley Walker, and Christopher
Christofferson; his nephews, Randy and Chris Kirk; and his
brother-in-law, George Kirk; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Dwain "Chris" Christofferson and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Chris Christofferson as an
expression of our deepest sympathy.