Bill Text: IL SR2174 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Arnold "Arnie" Norman of Erie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2174 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2174-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 Arnold "Arnie" Norman of Erie, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on August 15, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman was born on March 21, 1932 in Newton | ||||||
6 | Township; his parents were Albert and Kate Blink Norman; he | ||||||
7 | married Adalene Heun on September 9, 1954 at Newton Zion | ||||||
8 | Reformed Church; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman attended Anglese Grade School and | ||||||
10 | graduated from Erie High School in 1949; after graduation, he | ||||||
11 | enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Korean | ||||||
12 | War; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman was a lifelong farmer; he and his | ||||||
14 | wife raised their family on the same farm where he had lived | ||||||
15 | since the age of six months; he loved farming and continued to | ||||||
16 | be a part of the family farm operation through the 2016 | ||||||
17 | planting season; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman served as a trustee of the Erie Fire | ||||||
19 | Protection District for 12 years; he was an active member of | ||||||
20 | Erie Evangelical Free Church; he was a veteran and was proud to | ||||||
21 | be a part of the Honor Flight in 2015; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman enjoyed spending time with his | ||||||
2 | great-grandchildren and loved to take them for rides around the | ||||||
3 | farm on his Gator; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman was preceded in death by his | ||||||
5 | parents; his brothers, Isaac and Henry; and his sister, Alice | ||||||
6 | Dykema; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman is survived by his loving wife of 61 | ||||||
8 | years, Adalene; his children, Jerry (Lori) Norman, Mary | ||||||
9 | (Warren) Kuh, Beth (Kent) Wirth, and Paula (Jeff) Wiebenga; | ||||||
10 | eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; his brother, | ||||||
11 | Alfred (Ella Mae) Norman; and his sister-in-law, Harriet | ||||||
12 | Norman; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
15 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Arnold "Arnie" Norman; | ||||||
16 | and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Arnold Norman as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our sympathy.
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