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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
Donald Eugene Ott, who passed away on 
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November 28, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Ott was born on November 11, 1922, in 
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Alton; he was the son of the late Wallace G. and Mary (Schlimm) 
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Ott; he married the former Helen Campbell on July 28, 1946, in 
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Wood River; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Ott was employed as a watchmaker and 
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jeweler at Don Ott Jewelers for 40 years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Ott was a member of the St. John United 
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Church of Christ in Wood River, the Wood River Lions Club, the 
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Wood River Masonic Lodge 1062, and the Watch Makers 
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Association; he was also a past president of the Illinois 
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Jewelers Association; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Ott was preceded in death by his wife, 
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Helen; his parents; and his brothers, Jerry, Gordon, Wallace, 
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and Corky Ott; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Donald Ott is survived by his daughters and their 
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husbands, Judy and Jim Crowder and Robin and Larry Fultz; his 
 


 






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son and his wife, Donald L. and Betty Ott; his grandchildren, 
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Scott Crowder, Jamie Ott, Kori Baron, Chris Ott, Jake and Ike 
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Sullivan, Monica Payne, and Jason Cooper; his 
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great-grandchildren, Dylann, Adam, Haley, Kaelan, Izaac, 
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Adalyn, Tyler, Alyssa, Katie, and Lauren; his special friend, 
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Katherine Sparks; his special brother-in-law, John Kock; and 
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his special cousin, Mary Keirl; 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 Donald Eugene Ott; 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 Donald Ott as an expression of our 
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sympathy.