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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 Edward Nelson of |
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| Edwardsville, on Wednesday, June 21, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 19, 1930, to Romy and |
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| Della (Farmer) Nelson in Hobart, Indiana; he was united in |
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| marriage in 1967 to Betty (Betz) Nelson; and
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| WHEREAS, He formerly managed Tri City Grocery in |
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| Edwardsville and worked for Madison County Transit; he was a |
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| member of the Edwardsville Moose Lodge 1561; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Edward Nelson has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially by his wife, Betty (Betz) Nelson; his |
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| daughters, Kathy Ahrens and her husband, Gary, and Ruth Scheve; |
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| his stepsons, Ken Kerckhoff and Warren Kerckhoff and his wife, |
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| Patty; his grandchildren, Nichole Sodam, Andrea Jones, and |
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| Jason Sodam; his great-grandchildren, Austin Probst, Kenzy |
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| Probst, Katelyn, and Jason Sodam Jr.; his brother, Harold |
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| Nelson, and his wife, Donna; and his sisters, Ruth Eyman and |
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| her husband, Ray, and Betty Thurnau and her husband, Warren; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Romy and |
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| Della (Farmer) Nelson; and his brother, Andrew Nelson; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Edward Nelson, and we extend our sincere condolences 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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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |