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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Daniel Joseph "Dan" Nuessen of Quincy, |
| 4 | | who passed away on September 22, 2024; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dan Nuessen was born in Quincy to Carl H. and |
| 6 | | Veneta M. (Veith) Nuessen on June 25, 1950; he graduated from |
| 7 | | Quincy High School in 1968 and attended the University of |
| 8 | | Southern Mississippi; he married Kate Bonebrake in Quincy on |
| 9 | | August 12, 2006; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dan Nuessen was the co-founder of Quincy Metal |
| 11 | | Fabricators, along with his brother, David, and their father, |
| 12 | | Carl; he served as president and CEO from the company's |
| 13 | | inception in 1982 until his retirement in 2022; over the |
| 14 | | years, he was instrumental in setting the criteria for |
| 15 | | vocational courses offered at John Wood Community College in |
| 16 | | order to prepare students for high tech industrial positions; |
| 17 | | and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dan Nuessen served on the boards of the Quincy |
| 19 | | Business and Technology Center, the United Way of Adams |
| 20 | | County, Denman Services, and the Architectural Control of |
| 21 | | Spring Lake Estates Association; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dan Nuessen was a member of the Quincy Country |
| 2 | | Club and the Spring Lake Country Club, where he was chairman of |
| 3 | | the Hal Barton Memorial Golf Tournament for many years; he was |
| 4 | | also a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dan Nuessen was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 6 | | his son, Brian Nuessen; his sister, Donna Mitchell; and his |
| 7 | | brother-in-law, Dirk Bonebrake; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dan Nuessen is survived by his wife, Kate; his |
| 9 | | daughters, Bethany (Thomas) Cordes and Alexis Bonebrake; his |
| 10 | | grandchildren, Henry, Maggie, and Charlie Cordes; his brother, |
| 11 | | C. David Nuessen; his niece, Suzanne (Sern) Nuessen Andersen; |
| 12 | | his nephews, Thomas Nuessen (Olivia Waterbury), Brayden |
| 13 | | Nuessen, Jack Henry Nuessen, Kenneth Mitchell, and Matthew |
| 14 | | Mitchell; numerous other nieces and nephews through marriage; |
| 15 | | and his beloved dog, Ava; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Daniel Joseph "Dan" Nuessen and extend our sincere condolences |
| 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 20 | | it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Dan Nuessen as an expression of our |