Bill Text: IL SR1807 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Denis James McDowell of Lake Forest.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1807 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1807-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 Denis James McDowell of Lake Forest, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on May 18, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to | ||||||
6 | Thomas and Florence (Grady) McDowell in 1924; he graduated from | ||||||
7 | Wauwatosa High School in 1942; he enlisted in the United States | ||||||
8 | Air Force as a navigator and was involved in air reconnaissance | ||||||
9 | missions over the United States during World War II; he | ||||||
10 | utilized the GI Bill and graduated from Marquette University | ||||||
11 | with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; he married | ||||||
12 | Murlyn J. Scherr on April 15, 1950; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell worked as a salesman, office sales | ||||||
14 | manager, and then regional sales manager for companies that | ||||||
15 | specialized in process instrumentation and control systems | ||||||
16 | integration sales, including Honeywell, Fischer and Porter, | ||||||
17 | and Yokogawa; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell and Murlyn spent the first 17 years | ||||||
19 | of their married life in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and then moved to | ||||||
20 | Lake Forest, Illinois, where he lived in the same residence | ||||||
21 | until his passing; he loved sports and was an avid golfer and | ||||||
22 | tennis player; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | parents and his wife, Murlyn; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Denis McDowell is survived by his sons, Mark | ||||||
4 | (Susan) and Scott; and his grandchild, Alexander; therefore, be | ||||||
5 | it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Denis James McDowell and 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 Denis McDowell as an expression of | ||||||
13 | our deepest sympathy.
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