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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Donald Ray Griffin of Easton, who 
4passed away on October 1, 2023; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Donald Griffin was born to Stanley and Dorothy 
6(Melton) Griffin in Pekin on November 1, 1934; he served in the 
7U.S. Army; he married Ethel Kay Krohn at Sand Prairie Lutheran 
8Church on January 29, 1955; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Donald Griffin farmed his whole life; he also 
10worked as a janitor for the Havana School District for 19 
11years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Donald Griffin was a member of St. Paul's 
13Lutheran Church in Havana and the Mason County Pork Producers; 
14in Iowa, he was a leader in 4-H and was active on the Delaware 
15County Fair Board; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Donald Griffin was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes and 
17Chicago Cubs fan; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Donald Griffin was preceded in death by his 
19parents and his sister, Phyllis (Willard) Birkmeier; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Donald Griffin is survived by his wife; his 
2children, Jody D. (Mike) Hogan and Michael S. (Valerie) 
3Griffin; his grandchildren, Travis (Brittany) Hogan and Eric 
4Griffin; and his great-grandson, Henry Hogan; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Donald Ray Griffin and extend our sincere condolences to his 
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Donald Griffin as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.