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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 David L. "Dave" Shaw Sr. of |
| 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on March 29, 2026; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dave Shaw was born in Springfield to Charles |
| 6 | | Merle and Ella Louise (Koehn) Shaw on December 5, 1948; he |
| 7 | | married Donna Jean Stout on October 6, 1989; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dave Shaw served during the Vietnam War with the |
| 9 | | U.S. Marine Corps out of Base Camp Lejeune from April 1966 |
| 10 | | through June 1969 and held the rank of lance corporal with E |
| 11 | | Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division; he |
| 12 | | was awarded numerous awards and recognitions, including the |
| 13 | | Purple Heart with two Gold Stars, the Vietnam Service Medal |
| 14 | | with two Bronze Service Stars, the National Defense Service |
| 15 | | Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Combat Action |
| 16 | | Ribbon, and the Good Conduct Medal; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dave Shaw was devoted to giving back; he served |
| 18 | | as chairman of Toys for Tots and as vice president of the |
| 19 | | VietNow; he accumulated pages of thank you letters from |
| 20 | | organizations he supported throughout his life and quietly |
| 21 | | made a difference in the lives of many; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dave Shaw was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 2 | | Donna; his parents; his son, Bryan Shaw; his granddaughter, |
| 3 | | Donna Marie Colon; and his brothers, Russell Chase, James |
| 4 | | Shaw, and Kenneth Shaw; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dave Shaw is survived by his children, Tracy |
| 6 | | (Trent) Peterman and David L. Shaw Jr.; his stepdaughters, |
| 7 | | Marla (Rod) Matticks, Cindy (Jeremy) Carey, and Mary Jo |
| 8 | | Conrad; his grandchildren, Carson and Jayda Peterman, Timothy |
| 9 | | O'Bryan, Jeremy Matticks (Murk MatteBlack), Trevor Matticks, |
| 10 | | Brianna (Matt) Dondanville, Andrea Carey (Justin Adams), |
| 11 | | Kaylee (Scott) Strickler, Madison Carey, Gaberial Conrad |
| 12 | | (Gabriella Davis), and JoAnn Louise Schanz; his |
| 13 | | great-grandchildren, Henry, William, and Emma Dondanville and |
| 14 | | Ivy Mae Strickler; his sisters, Rose Chase and Sandra Shaw; |
| 15 | | and his brothers, Bobby (Sue) Shaw and Michael (Carol) Shaw; |
| 16 | | therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | David L. "Dave" Shaw Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 23 | | presented to the family of Dave Shaw as a symbol of our deepest |