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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Donald M. Carr Sr. of East Moline, who 
4passed away on October 28, 2022; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Donald Carr was born to John and Mary Marshall 
6Carr in Rock Island on May 3, 1946; he served in the U.S. Army 
7during the Vietnam War; he married Billie June "B.J." Switzer 
8in Davenport, Iowa on March 26, 1988; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Donald Carr had a  long career with John Deere at 
10the John Deere Foundry; he later worked at the John Deere Parts 
11Distribution Center (PDC); he retired from John Deere Seeding 
12Group in 2006; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Donald Carr was an avid golfer and a genius at 
14do-it-yourself (DIY) projects; he also loved vegetable 
15gardening and morel mushroom hunting; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Donald Carr was preceded in death by his son, 
17Joseph "Joe" Carr; his parents; his brother, Patrick Carr; and 
18his sisters, Mary "Bette" Woods and Kay Rook; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Donald Carr is survived by his wife; his 
20daughters, Kelli Carr and Hope Anderson; his son, Donald Carr 
 
 
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1Jr.; his twin brother, Daniel (Helen) Carr; his sister, JoAnn 
2Theuninck; and his numerous nieces and nephews and their 
3families; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

6Donald M. Carr Sr. and extend our sincere
condolences to his 
7family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it 
8further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

10presented to the family of Donald Carr as an expression of
our 
11deepest sympathy.