Full Text of SR1128 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Earl Bryant Anderson of Bloomington, who | 4 | | passed away on April 12, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earl Anderson was born in Bloomington to Benjamin | 6 | | Franklyn and Jessie Pearl Bryant Anderson on April 1, 1934; he | 7 | | graduated from Decatur High School and attended Millikin | 8 | | University in Decatur; he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from | 9 | | 1956 to 1962; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Earl Anderson worked | 11 | | at Slavens Collection Agency in Bloomington; he eventually | 12 | | acquired the agency and renamed it the Anderson Financial | 13 | | Network Inc., AFNI today, and served as president from 1975 to | 14 | | 1995; he was an owner of Prairie Signs Inc.; he was a partner | 15 | | in an insurance firm (Insurance Producer) and 462 Partners in | 16 | | Decatur; he was the founder and owner of the Credit Bureau of | 17 | | Woodford County, McLean County License & Title, the Property | 18 | | Owners and Managers Association (POMA), The American | 19 | | Distributing Company, the Crossroads Auction Company, the | 20 | | Anderson Advantage Holding Company, and the Anderson Triad | 21 | | Company; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Earl Anderson served as president of the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Collectors Association and on the boards of a number of | 2 | | organizations, including the Illinois Sign Association, the | 3 | | Credit Bureau of Bloomington, the Bloomington-Normal Transit | 4 | | Authority, the Bloomington Unlimited, and the Minonk Planning | 5 | | Commission; he also served as president of the Tri-County | 6 | | Mayors' Association while serving as the mayor of Minonk from | 7 | | 1997 to 2001; along the way, he also obtained his private | 8 | | pilot's license; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Earl Anderson committed to his faith in 1973; he | 10 | | enjoyed sharing his faith with others, offering counsel, and | 11 | | listening to friends in need; he also enjoyed telling stories | 12 | | and jokes; he was known for making an impression on everyone he | 13 | | met; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Earl Anderson was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents; his sister, Jennie Anderson; his son, Curt Anderson; | 16 | | and his grandson, Curt Mocilan; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Earl Anderson is survived by his wife of more than | 18 | | 60 years, Suzanne Draper Anderson; his daughters, Cassandra | 19 | | Anderson and Candace (Bob) Furgeson; his granddaughter, Sarah | 20 | | (Jeff) Hobbs; his granddaughter-in-law, Erica Mocilan; his | 21 | | great-grandchildren, Reagan Hobbs, Owen Hobbs, Rylan Mocilan, | 22 | | Abel Mocilan, and Emma Collier; and his beloved nieces and | 23 | | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Earl Bryant Anderson and extend our sincere condolences to his | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Earl Anderson as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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