Bill Text: IL SR1217 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William H. Dowden Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1217 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1217-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 William H. "Bill" Dowden Jr., who passed | ||||||
4 | away on December 20, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bill Dowden was born in Waukegan on December 9, | ||||||
6 | 1924; he graduated from Waukegan Township High School and | ||||||
7 | served in the United States Army Air Corps in England during | ||||||
8 | World War II; he graduated from the Milwaukee School of | ||||||
9 | Engineering; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Bill Dowden was a manager of the IBM Corporation | ||||||
11 | in Chicago for 35 years; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Bill Dowden was a member of Sharvin American | ||||||
13 | Legion Post #397 in North Chicago and a life member and past | ||||||
14 | master of Waukegan Lodge #78; he was a member of the Christ | ||||||
15 | Episcopal Church in Waukegan, where he served as an acolyte for | ||||||
16 | 59 years and was part of the Vestry, the Men's Club, and the | ||||||
17 | Men's Christ Care Group; he was a life member of the Valley of | ||||||
18 | Chicago Scottish Rite Masons and the Tebala Shrine Temple in | ||||||
19 | Rockford; he was Director Emeritus of the Waukegan Motor | ||||||
20 | Patrol; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Bill Dowden is survived by his beloved wife, Norma |
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1 | Jane (Totterdell) Dowden; his son, Douglas (Iris) Dowden; his | ||||||
2 | daughter, Linda (Brian) Nelson; his grandchildren, Michael | ||||||
3 | (Stephanie) Collins-Dowden and Emily Dowden, and Erik, Andrew, | ||||||
4 | and Amy Nelson; his great-grandson, Rhys Collins-Dowden; his | ||||||
5 | sister, Elizabeth (William) Potochnik; and several nieces and | ||||||
6 | nephews; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
9 | William H. "Bill" Dowden Jr., and extend our sincere | ||||||
10 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
11 | him; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Bill Dowden as an expression of our | ||||||
14 | deepest sympathy.
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