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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Donald E. "Don" McCleary of Liberty, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on December 3, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Don McCleary, the son of Harry Clifford and | ||||||
| 6 | Coletta Mary (Wiewel) McCleary, was born in Quincy on April 7, | ||||||
| 7 | 1946; he graduated from Liberty High School in 1964; he | ||||||
| 8 | married Diana Linda Morley at St. Brigid Catholic Church on | ||||||
| 9 | August 16, 1969; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Don McCleary was a lifelong farmer, and he always | ||||||
| 11 | appreciated the blessing of a good rain on the crops; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Don McCleary was a member of St. Peter Catholic | ||||||
| 13 | Church in Quincy and a former 70-year member of St. Brigid | ||||||
| 14 | Catholic Church in Liberty; he was a member of the Adams County | ||||||
| 15 | Farm Bureau, the Liberty Education Foundation, the Adams | ||||||
| 16 | County Soil and Water Conservation Committee, and the former | ||||||
| 17 | Adams County Pork Producers; he was a member of the Liberty | ||||||
| 18 | Lions Club for 44 years, and he served on Liberty Community | ||||||
| 19 | District #2 School Board for 34 years and the Adams County | ||||||
| 20 | Board for six years; he also served as a former president of | ||||||
| 21 | St. Brigid Church's Holy Name Society and as chairman of the | ||||||
| 22 | Building and Grounds Committee; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Don McCleary was named the Adams County | ||||||
| 2 | Outstanding Young Farmer in 1979, and he received fourth place | ||||||
| 3 | in the Illinois Outstanding Young Farmer in 1979, the Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | School Board's Award of Excellence in 1993, the Quincy | ||||||
| 5 | Herald-Whig Farm Family of the Year 1997, and the Liberty High | ||||||
| 6 | School Eagle Hall of Fame's the Friend of Liberty Award; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Don McCleary loved attending his grandchildren's | ||||||
| 8 | events and spending time visiting and vacationing with friends | ||||||
| 9 | and family; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Don McCleary was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 11 | and his brother, Robert McCleary; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Don McCleary is survived by his wife of 56 years, | ||||||
| 13 | Diana; his children, Dawn (Joe) Ormond, Debbie (Doug) Johnson, | ||||||
| 14 | Darin (Nikki) McCleary, and David (Janice) McCleary; eight | ||||||
| 15 | grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 16 | Judy McCleary; one nephew and one niece; and several | ||||||
| 17 | great-nieces and great-nephews; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 20 | Donald E. "Don" McCleary and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
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| 1 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 2 | further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Don McCleary as an expression of our | ||||||
| 5 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||