Bill Text: IL SR2358 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald E. Nolan of Taylorville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2358 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2358-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 E. Nolan of Taylorville, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 27, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was born on October 23, 1931 in | ||||||
6 | Taylorville; his parents were Edward J. and Elta G. Nolan; he | ||||||
7 | married Mary R. Yonikus on November 22, 1958 at St. Mary's | ||||||
8 | Church in Assumption; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan attended Bradley University before | ||||||
10 | leaving to join the United States Air Force during the Korean | ||||||
11 | Conflict; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was a retired farmer and was | ||||||
13 | passionate about agriculture; in 1979, he served as a wagon | ||||||
14 | master for Illinois during the "tractorcade" to Washington D.C. | ||||||
15 | for the American Agriculture Movement; he was an original board | ||||||
16 | member for the Illinois Tractor Pulling Association and was | ||||||
17 | well known for competing with his Minneapolis Moline G1000, | ||||||
18 | named "Yellow Fever"; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was a motorsports enthusiast and | ||||||
20 | especially enjoyed racing his Triumph motorcycle in the 1950s | ||||||
21 | and 1960s; he competed in the Springfield Mile and the Peoria |
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1 | Tourist Trophy, among many other races; he also enjoyed | ||||||
2 | traveling with his wife in their RV, attending their grandsons' | ||||||
3 | activities, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals and the | ||||||
4 | Fighting Illini; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was a member of St. Mary Catholic | ||||||
6 | Church in Taylorville and the Knights of Columbus; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
8 | and his sister, Patty Beyers; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Donald Nolan is survived by his wife, Mary Nolan; | ||||||
10 | his daughter, Kathy (Mike) Drea; his grandsons, Nolan Drea and | ||||||
11 | Ryan Drea; his brother, Larry Nolan; and many nieces and | ||||||
12 | nephews; 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 Donald E. Nolan; and | ||||||
16 | be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Donald Nolan as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | sympathy.
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