Full Text of SR0135 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 David H. Nixon of Peoria, who passed away | 4 | | on August 5, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, An independent insurance agent for 44 years, David | 6 | | Nixon continuously served on the Executive Committee of the | 7 | | Illinois Professional Insurance Agents, including as president | 8 | | from 1985 until 1986; he was appointed to the National Board of | 9 | | Professional Insurance Agents in 1987; in 1992, he chaired the | 10 | | Consolidation Committee for the Professional Insurance Agents | 11 | | and the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois, which formed | 12 | | the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois; in | 13 | | 1993, he received the C.M. Cartwright Award for his leadership | 14 | | during the consolidation; in 2012, he was recognized by the | 15 | | Society of Certified Insurance Counselors for his over 35 years | 16 | | of continuing education; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, David Nixon was an exemplary member of the | 18 | | community and was actively involved in many organizations, | 19 | | including the Southwest Kiwanis, the American Heart | 20 | | Association, the Boy Scouts of America, the Kickapoo Council of | 21 | | Girl Scouts, and the Bradley University Braves Club; he was | 22 | | also a committed volunteer and supporter of youth swimming; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, David Nixon was a devout Presbyterian and chaired | 2 | | the consolidation committee for Arcadia and First Presbyterian | 3 | | Church, which formed United Presbyterian Church in 2003; he was | 4 | | a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Peoria, where he | 5 | | served as an elder, a deacon, and most recently as church | 6 | | treasurer; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, David Nixon's passing is a severe loss not only to | 8 | | the members of his family but also to his community and the | 9 | | State he served so well; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, David Nixon is survived by his loving wife, Kathy; | 11 | | his daughter, Megan Nixon Swan; his son, Matt; his grandson, | 12 | | Caleb Swan; and his other relatives and friends; therefore, be | 13 | | it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | David H. Nixon and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of David Nixon as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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