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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply 
3saddened to learn of the death of Andrew H. "Andy" Olesen of 
4Rockford, who passed away on December 10, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen was born on February 23, 1947, to 
6Anker and Sena (Kuhlmann) Olesen; he married Patricia Beck on 
7September 12, 1970, in Pierre, South Dakota; he was a Vietnam 
8veteran and served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen was a longtime member of Bethlehem 
10Lutheran Church; he enjoyed playing golf, racquetball, and was 
11an avid Green Bay Packer fan; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen had been a pilot for the "REACT" 
13team for Rockford Memorial Hospital for the past 5 years; it 
14was during the discharge of his duties for REACT that he and 
15flight nurses Jim Dillow and Karen Hollis perished when they 
16encountered bad weather on route to pick up a critically ill 
17patient; and
 
  
18    WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen was preceded in death by his 
19parents, Anker and Sena Olesen and his sister, Barbara; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Andrew Olesen is survived by wife, Pat; his son, 
 
 
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1Tony (Julie) Olesen; his daughter, Michelle (Rufo) Reyes; his 
2grandchildren, Jacob, Caitlin, and Addison Olesen; his 
3sisters, Kathryn Nordstrom and Connie (David) Selleck; and his 
4nieces, Cindy Filips and Sherry Nordstrom, and their families; 
5therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
8Andrew Olesen, and we extend our sincere condolences to his 
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Andrew Olesen as an expression of 
13our deepest sympathy.