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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Orin Frederickson of Naperville, who 
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passed away on November 18, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Orin Frederickson was born in Aurora; he was a 
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graduate of Naperville Community High School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Orin Frederickson served in the United States Army 
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from 1962 to 1965; he served in Vietnam during the early days 
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of the Vietnam War; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After his discharge from the U.S. Army, Orin 
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Frederickson worked in various construction and grounds 
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maintenance positions for many years until 1979, when he became 
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a school janitor for Naperville School District 203; after a 
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short amount of time as a janitor, he accepted a position as a 
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groundskeeper; he was promoted to head groundskeeper of the 
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school district in the 1980's, where he served until the time 
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of his passing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Orin Frederickson took pride in his 
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well-maintained football and baseball fields, which garnered 
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the appreciation of spectators and employees alike; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Orin Frederickson is survived by his wife of 35 
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years, Mary; his sons, Drew and Shane; his brothers, Gene and 
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Victor; his sisters, Elsie Hutton, Shirley Fisher, Sandra, 
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Diane Carter, and Alice Schultz; and his grandson; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Orin Frederickson will be remembered by all who 
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knew and loved him as a hard working man who took great pride 
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in his work; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Orin Frederickson; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Orin Frederickson as an expression 
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of our sympathy.