Bill Text: IL SR2240 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald Eugene "Don" Lenz of Freeport.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR2240 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2240-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 Eugene "Don" Lenz of Freeport, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on December 1, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Don Lenz was born to LeRoy and Francenia (Taylor) | ||||||
| 6 | Lenz on January 14, 1930; he was a lifelong resident of | ||||||
| 7 | Freeport; after his parents separated, he left high school to | ||||||
| 8 | work full time to support his mother, his three younger | ||||||
| 9 | sisters, and his younger brother; as a teenager, he became the | ||||||
| 10 | head of the family and inspired his younger siblings; no | ||||||
| 11 | stranger to hard work, he continued to work various jobs and | ||||||
| 12 | also earned his GED; he said the best thing he ever did was | ||||||
| 13 | marry Delores "Dee" McDonald on December 8, 1950; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Don Lenz retired from Kelly-Springfield Tire | ||||||
| 15 | Company, where he made many lifelong friends; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Don Lenz was a member of St. Joseph Catholic | ||||||
| 17 | Church; he was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, | ||||||
| 18 | where he loved playing cards and being with friends; he was a | ||||||
| 19 | devoted fan of the Green Bay Packers; his greatest joy was | ||||||
| 20 | spending time with his family and friends; he will be | ||||||
| 21 | remembered for his quick wit and humor, telling jokes, and | ||||||
| 22 | playing games; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Don Lenz was preceded in death by his parents and | ||||||
| 2 | his sisters, Delores (Gene) West and Dorothy (Bernard) | ||||||
| 3 | Henderson; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Don Lenz is survived by his wife, Dee; his | ||||||
| 5 | children, John (Becky) Lenz and Ginnie (Daniel) Pflaume; his | ||||||
| 6 | grandchildren, Jeremy (Stephanie) Pflaume, Amanda (Scott) | ||||||
| 7 | Boyea, Kyle (Hayli) Pflaume, Erin (Jonathan) Harless, and Adam | ||||||
| 8 | (Amanda) Pflaume; his great-grandchildren, Gavin, Carter, | ||||||
| 9 | Hayden, Aiden, Joel, Ryan, and Easton; his brother, Robert | ||||||
| 10 | (Peggy) Lenz; his sister, Floreida (Fritzie) Lanes; and his | ||||||
| 11 | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Donald Eugene "Don" Lenz and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Don Lenz as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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