Bill Text: IL SR2289 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Arthur Frank Carlson of Silvis.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2289 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2289-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 Arthur "Ozzie" Frank Carlson of Silvis, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on September 20, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Arthur Carlson was born in Geneseo to Abner F. and | ||||||
| 6 | Louise C. Kulper Carlson on December 24, 1928; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Dolores E. Swanson at St. Paul Lutheran Church on April 8, | ||||||
| 8 | 1949; he served in the United States Army during the Korean | ||||||
| 9 | War; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Arthur Carlson worked for the former Hardin | ||||||
| 11 | Implement in Orion before being drafted into the Army; he later | ||||||
| 12 | worked in electrical wiring for Montgomery Elevator in Moline; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Arthur Carlson was a member of the Orion American | ||||||
| 15 | Legion and the Orion VFW and Honor Guard, where he helped with | ||||||
| 16 | the annual Easter Egg Hunts; he and his wife were chairs of the | ||||||
| 17 | craft tents for the Orion Fall Festival; he especially enjoyed | ||||||
| 18 | antiquing and making numerous yard swings; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Arthur Carlson was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 20 | Dolores; his parents; his brothers, Charles Carlson, and | ||||||
| 21 | Richard Carlson; and his sisters, Emma Stevenson, and Vera | ||||||
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| 1 | Nelson; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Arthur Carlson is survived by his children, | ||||||
| 3 | LaVerne A. (Penny) Carlson, and Joyce E. (Rick) Hepner; his | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren, Kristi (David) Chipman, and Sarah (Brian Allen) | ||||||
| 5 | Hepner; his great-grandchildren, Jonathan Chipman, Andrew | ||||||
| 6 | Chipman, Matthew Chipman, Oscar "Ozzie" Allen, and Simon Allen; | ||||||
| 7 | and his half-sisters, Debra (Alan) Wright, and Melanie (Rick) | ||||||
| 8 | Garrett; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Arthur "Ozzie" Frank Carlson, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 12 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 13 | him; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Arthur Carlson as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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