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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Donald "Don" Hall of Andalusia, who 
4passed away on October 11, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Don Hall was born in Galesburg to Hays and 
6Rosalie L. (Biedermann) Hall on February 1, 1938; he grew up  in 
7Aledo, the stepson of Bird (McCutchan) Hall; he graduated from 
8Aledo High School in 1956 and received his Bachelor of Science  
9from the University of Illinois in February of 1961; he served 
10in the U.S. Army; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Don Hall entered store management training with 
12the Kroger supermarket chain; he managed several stores in 
13Illinois and Iowa, including  in the Davenport area; in 1969, 
14he joined the National Tea Company, Davenport Division; in 
151977, when the National Tea Company was sold, he entered the 
16real estate sales profession; he worked with Century 21 Marple 
17Realty and Century 21 NorthPark; after a merger, he joined the 
18Mel Foster Company and retired in 2008, following 31 years of 
19service; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Don Hall married Kathy Smith in Davenport on May 
216, 1995; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Don Hall was preceded in death by his parents; 
2his  stepmother, Bird (McCutchan) Hall; his siblings, Gary, 
3William, and Marcella; and his sister-in-law, Janice Hall; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Don Hall is survived by his wife, Kathy; his  
5brother, Jerome Hall; his sister, Rosalyn (Richard) Cox; his 
6sister-in-law, Mary Ann Hall; his stepbrothers, Maurice, 
7Stephen, and Thomas McCutchan; many nieces, nephews, 
8great-nieces, and great nephews; his brothers-in-law and 
9sisters-in-law, Jim Smith, Jerry Smith, Karen Cawiezell, Joe 
10Smith, John Smith, Jeff Smith, and Ann Weeks; and Kaitlyn 
11(Crockett) Wessels and Noah,
Scarlett, and Hugo, who always 
12loved him as "Papa"; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15Donald "Don" Hall and extend our sincere condolences to his 
16family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
17further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to  the family of  Don Hall as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.