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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of David Richard Sorensen of Moline, who 
4passed away on March 4, 2022; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, David Sorensen was born to  Edward and Mable 
6(Neumann) Sorensen in Moline on December 7, 1940; he graduated 
7from Moline High School and served in the U.S. Army; he married 
8Cathy Douglas, with whom he had two children; he later married 
9Catherine Kuk in Davenport, Iowa on July 21, 1996; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, David Sorensen worked for Channel 8 as a news 
11reporter and cinematographer for five years; he then worked 
12for John Deere as a welder for over 25 years; in retirement, he 
13worked as a seasonal gardener for the city of Moline for 13 
14years; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, David Sorensen was a member of the Left Bank Art 
16League; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, David Sorensen enjoyed gardening and flowers; he 
18was also a well-known local eclectic photographer, who 
19especially enjoyed wildlife and bugs; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, David Sorensen was preceded in death by his 
 
 
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1parents and his granddaughter, Annalea Schutz; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, David Sorensen is survived by his two children, 
3Krista Schutz and Aaron (Patty) Sorensen; his four 
4grandchildren, Sophia, Jenna, and Ava Schutz and Isabella 
5Sorensen; his wife, Catherine; and his sister, Boni (Ward) 
6Thompson; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

9David Richard Sorensen and extend our sincere
condolences to 
10his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

13presented to the family of David Sorensen as an expression of

14our deepest sympathy.