SR0166 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Donald B. "Don" Vanderventer of Waukegan, who passed away on February 5, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Don Vanderventer was born in Waukegan to Bernard and Anna on November 28, 1927; he graduated from Waukegan High School; he earned his bachelor's degree from Bradley University and his master's degree from Northern Illinois University; he served in the U.S. Marines from 1945 to 1949 and married Pat Nehring on September 16, 1950; and

WHEREAS, Don Vanderventer spent his career as a teacher and guidance counselor at Waukegan Public Schools from 1960 until retiring in 1988; prior to that, he worked for Johnson Motors as a traveling salesman in the Midwest; and

WHEREAS, Don Vanderventer enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing in Canada, watching Jeopardy, and working in his yard; he was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Cubs, so much so that he had a Cubs emblem engraved on his headstone; he volunteered at St. Anastasia School and was a frequent visitor at the Waukegan Public Library; and

WHEREAS, Don Vanderventer was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Pat; his son-in-law, Tom Lee; his parents; his sister, Marilyn; his brother, Richard; his brothers-in-law, Bill and George; his mother-in-law, Blanche; and his father-in-law, Shorty Nehring; and

WHEREAS, Don Vanderventer is survived by his children, Don (Mary Ellen), Scott (Cherri), Jim (Nan), Donna (Roy) Lee, and Leslie (Juan) Hernandez; his grandchildren, Katie, Cory, Dillon, Scotty, and Kelli; his step-granddaughter, Candace; and his great-grandchildren, Wesley, Whitney, and Preston Thomas; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Donald B. "Don" Vanderventer of Waukegan 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 Don Vanderventer as an expression of our deepest sympathy.