SR2064 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dan E. Parr, who passed away on September 8, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Dan Parr was born in Waukegan to Dan Parr and Alice Hilda (Steele) on August 22, 1925; he served in the U.S. Air Force as a navigator from 1944 to 1946; he married Dorothy Pasiewicz, and they had 54 years together and raised two daughters; and

WHEREAS, Dan Parr built a career in manufacturing sales; he retired after 38 years with Fansteel/HK Porter; and

WHEREAS, Dan Parr met Mary (Mavon) Ellmore in Dunedin, Florida in 2001; he enjoyed having family and friends visit him in Florida and at his home at Pine Lake in Clintonville, Wisconsin; at the age of 86, he was proud to participate in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.; and

WHEREAS, Dan Parr was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy (Pasiewicz); his daughter, Geraldine Parr; his parents; his sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Shisler; and his sons-in-law, Kurt McKenzie and Gerald T. Altman; and

WHEREAS, Dan Parr is survived by Mavon; his daughter, Linda Parr Altman (Robert Marling); his granddaughter, Daniellinda Schooley (Eric Schleef); and his great-granddaughter, Audrey Delilah Schleef; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dan E. Parr and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dan Parr as an expression of our deepest sympathy.