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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Roland "Douglas" "Doug" Hovenden, who 
4passed away on July 9, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Doug Hovenden was born in Shenandoah, Iowa to 
6Roland Cavour and Berniece Margaret VanWyngarden Hovenden; he 
7attended Shenandoah schools, Southwest Missouri State 
8University, and Iowa State University, where he graduated in 
91962; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Doug Hovenden began his teaching career as a 
11vocational instructor in Graettinger, Iowa and then taught in 
12Grinnell, Iowa; in 1966, he joined DeKalb Genetics as a 
13district manager in 1966 and eventually relocated to 
14Bloomington; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Doug Hovenden was compassionate and enjoyed 
16helping others; he was a good husband, father, grandfather, and 
17friend; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Doug Hovenden was preceded in death by his 
19parents; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Doug Hovenden is survived by his wife of 56 years, 
 
 
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1Kathie Lou Rodgers Hovenden; his children, Kayla Karee 
2(Douglas) Hill, Todd Douglas (Claudia) Hovenden, and Jodi Janee 
3(Steven) Sackel; his grandchildren, Drake Hill, Katherine 
4Hill, Connor Hill, Taylor Hill, Max Hovenden, Gabriella 
5Hovenden, Cole Sackel, Cooper Sackel, and Olivia Sackel; his 
6brothers, William Edwin Hovenden and Robert Alan Hovenden; and 
7his sister, Donna Karee Henshaw; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Roland "Douglas" "Doug" Hovenden and extend our sincere 
11condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
12him; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Doug Hovenden as an expression of 
15our deepest sympathy.