Bill Text: IL SR1252 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald Albert Waters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1252 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1252-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 Donald Albert Waters, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | May 27, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters was born on August 18, 1928 in | ||||||
6 | Alton; his parents were Albert and Marie (nee Boercker) Waters; | ||||||
7 | he married Phyllis Taulli on April 25, 1953; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters graduated from Marquette High | ||||||
9 | School in 1946; he subsequently attended Drake University; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters served his country as a member of | ||||||
11 | the United States Army and was stationed in Japan from 1946 to | ||||||
12 | 1948; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters was employed as a Maintenance | ||||||
14 | Supervisor for Shell Oil Company for 35 years until his | ||||||
15 | retirement in December of 1986; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters was a member of Saints Peter and | ||||||
17 | Paul Catholic Church in Alton, where he was active in the St. | ||||||
18 | Vincent DePaul Society and served as an usher and lector; he | ||||||
19 | was also a long-time member of St. Patrick's Church in Alton | ||||||
20 | until its closure, where he was active in Scouting, bingo, and |
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1 | the church's annual turkey dinners; he also served as an usher | ||||||
2 | and lector; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters attended the White House Retreat in | ||||||
4 | St. Louis, Missouri for over 10 years; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
6 | and a sister, Joyce Rolando; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Donald Waters is survived by his wife, Phyllis | ||||||
8 | Waters; 3 daughters and 3 sons-in-law, Donna and Bob Aszman, | ||||||
9 | Sharon and Tom Hettel, and Laura and Tim Powers; 4 sons and 2 | ||||||
10 | daughters-in-law, David Waters, Thomas and Charli Waters, | ||||||
11 | Michael and Susan Waters, and Robert Waters; 14 grandchildren, | ||||||
12 | Matt, Julie, Danielle, Rebecca, Jordan, Karley, John, Jake, | ||||||
13 | Tim, Sara, Chris, Angie, Emily, and Rachel; 4 | ||||||
14 | great-grandchildren, Avery, Ella, William, and Carson; 2 | ||||||
15 | sisters, Dolores Weaver and Mary Sue Winkler; and a brother, | ||||||
16 | Gerald Waters; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
19 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Donald Albert Waters; | ||||||
20 | and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to the family of Donald Waters as an expression of | ||||||
2 | our sympathy.
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