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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Francis Urbaan Ballegeer of East 
4Moline, who passed away on August 2, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Francis Ballegeer was born in Moline to Urbaan 
6and Goldie (Callewaert) Ballegeer on October 31, 1928; he 
7married Marilyn Schwenneker at St. Mary's Catholic Church in 
8East Moline on September 16, 1950; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Francis Ballegeer worked a few years for the East 
10Moline Street Department, at Emil De Donker's Feed Mill in 
11East Moline, and then briefly at a foundry before joining the 
12U.S. Marine Corps for two years; after his service, he and his 
13wife rented a farm near Carbon Cliff for two years; they then 
14bought a farm in Green Rock; that farm and half of the Urbaan 
15Ballegeer farm on Coaltown Road are still owned and farmed by 
16Francis's family; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Francis Ballegeer served four years as road 
18commissioner of Colona Township; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Francis Ballegeer enjoyed motorcycling and water 
20skiing for recreation in his younger years; his favorite 
21recreation was horseback riding, and he participated in many 
 
 
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1organized trail rides, shoed horses for several years, and 
2enjoyed western movies; in later years, he loved sitting with 
3his wife on the deck overlooking the Ballegeer Pond; after his 
4wife passed, he especially enjoyed the company of his 
5great-grandchildren; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Francis Ballegeer was preceded in death by his 
7parents; his wife, Marilyn; his sister, Catherine Miller; his 
8brothers, Edward, Leonard, and Robert Ballegeer; and his 
9daughter, Sherry McKeag; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Francis Ballegeer is survived by his sons, Larry 
11(Mary Kay) Ballegeer, David (Robbin) Ballegeer, and Steve 
12Ballegeer; his grandchildren, Shannon, Mitch, Megan, Josh, 
13Jake, Joseph, James, Jason, Adam, and Stephanie; his 
14great-grandchildren, Jeremy, Dallas, Desirae, Destiny, Hunter, 
15Emery, Rylie, Judd, Deegan, and William; his 
16step-grandchildren, Brandon and Nick; and his brother, Donald; 
17therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
20Francis Urbaan Ballegeer and extend our sincere condolences to 
21his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
22further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to  the family of  Francis Ballegeer as an expression 
3of our deepest sympathy.