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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
James H. Donnewald of Breese, who passed |
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| away on September 18, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, James Donnewald was born on January 29, 1925 in |
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| Carlyle; his parents were John Henry "Hank" and Cecilia |
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| (Luepke) Donnewald; he married Ruth Holtgrave on June 24, 1953 |
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| at St. Dominic Church in Breese; and
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| WHEREAS, James Donnewald served his country with pride and |
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| distinction in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean |
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| War, serving from 1950 until 1951; and
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| WHEREAS, After attending college at St. Louis University, |
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| James Donnewald graduated from the Lincoln College of Law in |
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| 1949; following his admission to the Bar of the State of |
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| Illinois in 1951, he began to practice law in Breese and |
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| maintained his office for nearly 58 years; and
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| WHEREAS, James Donnewald's political career began in 1948 |
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| while he was still a law student, when he was elected |
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| Democratic precinct committeeman; a year later, he became |
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| Carlyle Township Supervisor, a post he held for 2 years; in |
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| 1960, he was elected to the first of 2 terms in the Illinois |
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| House of Representatives for the 51st District (now the 55th); |
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| in 1964, he was elected to the Illinois State Senate; he |
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| subsequently won elections in 1966, 1970, 1974, and 1978; |
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| beginning in the 77th General Assembly, he was asked by his |
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| colleagues to serve as Assistant Democratic Leader in the |
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| Illinois Senate; he also served as a member of various |
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| committees, including the Rules Committee, the Assignments |
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| Committee, the Appropriations Committee, the Executive |
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| Committee, and the Executive Appointments Committee; he also |
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| served as chairman of the Reapportionment Commission until his |
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| retirement from the legislature at the conclusion of the 82nd |
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| General Assembly in January of 1983; in the election of 1982, |
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| he was elected to serve as Treasurer of the State of Illinois, |
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| a position he served in until 1986; and
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| WHEREAS, James Donnewald was a member of St. Dominic |
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| Catholic Church, Breese American Legion Post 252, and Breese |
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| Knights of Columbus 2869; and
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| WHEREAS, James Donnewald was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| Ruth; his parents; his brother, Raymond "Bud" Donnewald; his |
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| sister, Mary Tierney-Ackmann; and his brothers-in-law, Michael |
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| Tierney and Alfred Romo; and
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| WHEREAS, James Donnewald is survived by his sons, Eric |
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| (Pam) Donnewald and Craig (Theresa) Donnewald; his daughter, |
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| Jill (Ken) Kailin; his grandchildren, Katie and Steven |
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| Donnewald and Mitchell, Jenna, and Elise Kailin; his sisters, |
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| Irene Romo and Juanita (Robert) Moore; his brother-in-law, Carl |
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| Ackmann; and his sister-in-law, Alvina Donnewald; therefore, |
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| 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 James H. Donnewald; 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 James Donnewald as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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