Full Text of SR2174 99th 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 Arnold "Arnie" Norman of Erie, who passed | 4 | | away on August 15, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman was born on March 21, 1932 in Newton | 6 | | Township; his parents were Albert and Kate Blink Norman; he | 7 | | married Adalene Heun on September 9, 1954 at Newton Zion | 8 | | Reformed Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman attended Anglese Grade School and | 10 | | graduated from Erie High School in 1949; after graduation, he | 11 | | enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Korean | 12 | | War; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman was a lifelong farmer; he and his | 14 | | wife raised their family on the same farm where he had lived | 15 | | since the age of six months; he loved farming and continued to | 16 | | be a part of the family farm operation through the 2016 | 17 | | planting season; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman served as a trustee of the Erie Fire | 19 | | Protection District for 12 years; he was an active member of | 20 | | Erie Evangelical Free Church; he was a veteran and was proud to | 21 | | be a part of the Honor Flight in 2015; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman enjoyed spending time with his | 2 | | great-grandchildren and loved to take them for rides around the | 3 | | farm on his Gator; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his brothers, Isaac and Henry; and his sister, Alice | 6 | | Dykema; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Arnold Norman is survived by his loving wife of 61 | 8 | | years, Adalene; his children, Jerry (Lori) Norman, Mary | 9 | | (Warren) Kuh, Beth (Kent) Wirth, and Paula (Jeff) Wiebenga; | 10 | | eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; his brother, | 11 | | Alfred (Ella Mae) Norman; and his sister-in-law, Harriet | 12 | | Norman; therefore, be it
| 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 Arnold "Arnie" Norman; | 16 | | and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Arnold Norman as an expression of | 19 | | our sympathy.
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