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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Harold W. "Runt" Dodd of |
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| Loami on Monday, March 8, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Harold W. Dodd was born on December 17, 1917 in |
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| Chatham to Jess and Grace Workman Dodd; he married Harriet L. |
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| Davis in 1941 in Little York; his wife and a son, Kurt, |
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| preceded him in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dodd graduated from Springfield High School in |
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| 1935; he was a farmer and president of the Illinois Farmers |
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| Union for 16 years from 1974 to 1990; he was a member of Loami |
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| United Methodist Church, the Community Unit 16 school board for |
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| 13 years, the St. John's Hospital advisory board for 25 years, |
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| the Central Illinois Senior Citizens Board for 6 years, and the |
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| Masonic Lodge; while he was president of the Illinois Farmers |
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| Union, he traveled to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and China on behalf |
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| of agricultural issues on the State and federal levels; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dodd will be remembered as a man who had a way |
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| of putting differences aside to get things accomplished; he was |
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| a tireless worker and was a true leader in agriculture; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Harold Dodd has been deeply felt by |
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| many, especially his son, Ken Dodd (companion, Lois Stone); his |
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| grandson, Arman Dodd; his sisters, Florence Large and Goldia |
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| Bumgardner; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Harold W. Dodd, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his |
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| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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