Bill Text: IL SR2165 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Harry A. Peterson of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2165 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2165-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 Harry A. Peterson of Rock Island, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 30, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Harry Peterson was born in Moline to Axel and | ||||||
6 | Jennie Munson Peterson on December 13, 1922; he served in the | ||||||
7 | United States Army Air Corps as a squadron navigator in the | ||||||
8 | South Pacific during World War II and earned the Distinguished | ||||||
9 | Flying Cross and the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster; he | ||||||
10 | married Marion Yager in Moline on August 24, 1946; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Harry Peterson worked as an educator in the Rock | ||||||
12 | Island School District for 41 years as a teacher, assistant | ||||||
13 | principal, and principal; he was a past president of the Rock | ||||||
14 | Island Education Association; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Harry Peterson was a proud, lifelong resident of | ||||||
16 | Rock Island and was active in the community; he was an active | ||||||
17 | member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Island; as a | ||||||
18 | veteran, he traveled on an Honor Flight of the Quad Cities and | ||||||
19 | said it was an experience of a lifetime; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Harry Peterson was handy and built his own house | ||||||
21 | in Rock Island and also helped family members with their own |
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1 | homes; he was part of the cabin house build in Michigan on the | ||||||
2 | Upper Peninsula; this cabin was a favorite place to gather with | ||||||
3 | family and friends; he was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and | ||||||
4 | a cribbage player; he enjoyed spending time with his family, | ||||||
5 | especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Harry Peterson was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
7 | Marion; his parents; his brother, George Peterson; and his | ||||||
8 | sister, Ruby Trich; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Harry Peterson is survived by his children, | ||||||
10 | Deborah (James) Braet, Christine (Saad) Ahmed, Bruce (Sherry) | ||||||
11 | Peterson, Pamela (Stephen) Saunders, Nan Hasenberg, Thomas | ||||||
12 | (Phyllis) Peterson, and James (Jennifer) Peterson; his | ||||||
13 | grandchildren, Kristin (Jeff) Stiefvater and their children, | ||||||
14 | Hayes and Abby, Craig (Kelly) Braet and their children, | ||||||
15 | Katelyn, Kelsey, and Clayton, Noah (Rachel) Ahmed and their | ||||||
16 | son, Noah, Kyle (Divya) Peterson and their children, Shiv, | ||||||
17 | Dhruv, and Naina, Brett Peterson, Todd (Emily) Peterson and | ||||||
18 | their son, Jensen, Kina Peterson, Fuzzy (Liz) Saunders and | ||||||
19 | their children, Alaina and Jack, Cameron Saunders, Bryan | ||||||
20 | Saunders, Alison (Nick) Boisvert, Luke Hasenberg, Lisa | ||||||
21 | Hasenberg, Emily Peterson, Matthew Peterson, Elias (Sarah) | ||||||
22 | Peterson and their daughter, Katie, and Brady, Sam, and Will | ||||||
23 | Peterson; his special friend and caregiver, Nancy Patton; and | ||||||
24 | his many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews; |
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1 | therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
4 | Harry A. Peterson and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
5 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of Harry Peterson as an expression of | ||||||
9 | our deepest sympathy.
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