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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of George Philip Aderton of La Salle, who 
4passed away on August 10, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, George Aderton was born in Hardin to Philip C. and 
6Millie (Bailey) Aderton on June 16, 1928; he graduated from 
7Hardin High School in 1946 and served as an X-ray technician in 
8the United States Navy; he graduated from Illinois College in 
91953 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics; he earned his 
10post-graduate degrees from  Southern Illinois University 
11through the   Illinois Bankers Association and the Graduate 
12School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; he 
13married Janice Ann Clendenny at First Presbyterian Church in 
14Hardin on November 8, 1958; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, George Aderton started his banking career as a 
16cashier and vice president at the Bank of Kampsville; he became 
17cashier and vice president of Citizens State Bank of Mt. Morris 
18and then president and chairman of the board; he and a group of 
19community leaders purchased the State Bank of Paw Paw, where he 
20retired as president and chairman of the board in 1995; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, George Aderton served as a Mt. Morris councilman 
22and then Mayor from 1966 to 1969; he was a board member of 
 
 
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1Disciples United Methodist Church and the Jaycees; in Paw Paw, 
2he was active in the Paw Paw Lions Club and a member of the Paw 
3Paw United Methodist Church; he was also a 65-year member of 
4Calhoun Masonic Lodge #792 and a 64-year member of American 
5Legion Post 636 in Hardin; and
 
6    WHEREAS, George Aderton volunteered for 20 years at the 
7Order of St. Francis hospital in Ottawa as a "Pink Lady", as he 
8loved to say; he was also a member of Grace United Methodist 
9Church in La Salle, where he and his wife had resided since 
101998; his true passions were  spending time with family and 
11friends, following his beloved St. Louis Cardinals, playing 
12golf, and traveling; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, George Aderton was preceded in death by his 
14parents and his sister, Jean (Aderton) Stewart; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, George Aderton is survived by his wife, Janice; 
16his children, Nanette (Randy) Trudell, Sally Aderton,  Karen 
17(Chris) Williams, and Philip L. (Elizabeth) Aderton; his 
18grandchildren, Ira Trudell, Hannah Trudell, Katherine and John 
19Aderton, and Samuel and Addison; and his great-grandchildren, 
20Autumn, and twins Marty and  Everett Trudell; therefore, be it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
22ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
 
 
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1George Philip Aderton, and extend our sincere condolences to 
2his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
3further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to  the family of  George Aderton as an expression of 
6our deepest sympathy.