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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 Elmer A. Dagenais of Naperville, who 
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passed away on May 7, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Elmer A. Dagenais was born in Naperville, grew up 
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in both Naperville and Lisle, and graduated from Naperville 
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High School; in 1939, he married his wife of 59 years, Johanna, 
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who passed away ten years ago; he married his second wife, 
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Marilyn, in 2001; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He began working with the Kroehler Manufacturing 
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Company in the mailroom at the age of 15 and retired in 1978 as 
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the executive vice president, but remained with the company as 
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a consultant for two years; and
 
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    WHEREAS, From 1945 to 1946, he served with the United 
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States Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater during World Ward 
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II; after his discharge, he returned to work with Kroehler 
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Manufacturing Company, where over the next 30 years he worked 
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for the product control and traffic departments, moving with 
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his family at various points to help manage its manufacturing 
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plants in New York and California; during his career with 
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Kroehler, Mr. Dagenais served on the board of trustees of 
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Naperville National Bank, Firststar Bank in Naperville, and 
 


 






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Naperville Financial Corporation; and

 
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    WHEREAS,  He was also a longtime member of Wesley United 
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Methodist Church in Naperville, where he served as a Sunday 
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school teacher for many years; in addition, he served on many 
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local boards such as Edward Hospital, North Central College, 
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and the Naperville YMCA; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mr. Dagenais is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his 
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son, Douglas; his daughters, Carole Christensen, Donna 
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Dagenais, Judy Ann Hart, JoAnn Kolkay, Marlene Kiefer, and 
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Deborah Longer; his brother, Donald; his sister, Eleanor 
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Haddix; his eleven grandchildren; and his great-grandchild; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Elmer Dagenais; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Elmer Dagenais as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.