SR0816 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Samuel E. "Bud" Palmer of McHenry, who passed away on August 5, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Samuel Palmer was born in Chicago to Samuel E. and Lee (Ahls) Palmer on April 22, 1923; he attended Hinsdale Central High School; and

WHEREAS, Samuel Palmer graduated from St. John's Military Academy and then the Citadel Military College in South Carolina, allowing him to enlist at the officer rank in the United States Air Force in 1944; during World War II, he was a decorated pilot and flew a B-25 Bomber in the 345th Bombardment Group "Air Apaches" for 23 missions; and

WHEREAS, After the war, Samuel Palmer graduated from the University of Miami School of Business Administration; he married Constance Sweeny on September 1, 1960 and adopted her daughter, Diane; and

WHEREAS, Samuel Palmer was a paper broker by trade and went on to own his own paper company, Oak Lawn Paper Company; he did not retire until well into his 80s; and

WHEREAS, Samuel Palmer was a Master Mason, a 32nd Degree Mason, and a Shriner; he was also an avid golfer; and

WHEREAS, Samuel Palmer was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Mary Lee; and his brother, Briggs; and

WHEREAS, Samuel Palmer is survived by his wife of 57 years, Connie; his daughter, Diane (Frank) Calabrese; his grandchildren, Frank E. Calabrese and Stevie Calabrese; his sister-in-law, Amy M. (the late Briggs) Palmer; his nephews, Reed (Teresa) Collingwood, Briggs (Peggy), Gregory (Ann Marie), and David (Kimberly) Palmer; his niece, Susan Preihs; and many great-nieces and nephews, Kristen Preihs, Nichole and Robert Collingwood, and Christofer, Jordan, Helen, John, Katharine, and Briggs Palmer; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Samuel E. "Bud" Palmer, 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 Samuel Palmer as an expression of our deepest sympathy.