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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Glenn Albert Bottrell of Sherman, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on September 11, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Glenn Bottrell was born on January 3, 1929; his | ||||||
| 6 | parents were Howard and Lucille Rice Bottrell; he married Mary | ||||||
| 7 | "Terry" Freymuth on January 17, 1953; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Glenn Bottrell was a graduate of Illiopolis High | ||||||
| 9 | School; he served his country as a member of the United States | ||||||
| 10 | Armed Forces during the Korean War; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Glenn Bottrell worked as a farmer his entire life | ||||||
| 12 | in the Lanesville and Elkhart areas; he was also a licensed | ||||||
| 13 | realtor; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Glenn Bottrell was a 4-H leader in the Lanesville | ||||||
| 15 | area and received the Sangamon County Outstanding Young Farmer | ||||||
| 16 | Award in 1957; he served on the Logan County Farm Bureau Board | ||||||
| 17 | for 9 years; he initiated the first tractor pull in Logan | ||||||
| 18 | County and served as Superintendent of the Logan County Fair | ||||||
| 19 | Tractor Pull for many years; he also brought the first 4-wheel | ||||||
| 20 | drive tractor to Central Illinois in 1969; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Glenn Bottrell was a DEKALB Seed Corn Dealer; he | ||||||
| 2 | was a member of Elkhart American Legion Post #616, the Lincoln | ||||||
| 3 | Elks Club, and the Elkhart Homecoming Board and an honorary | ||||||
| 4 | life member of Lincoln Knights of Columbus #1250; he also | ||||||
| 5 | served as an usher at St. Patrick's Parish in Elkhart; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Glenn Bottrell was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 7 | parents and his brother-in-law, Allan; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Glenn Bottrell is survived by his wife of 60 | ||||||
| 9 | years, Terry; his son, Paul (Lori); his daughters, Janet | ||||||
| 10 | (Jerry) Klockenga, Kathy (Rick) Kaesebier, and Patti Davis; his | ||||||
| 11 | sister, Lois Bottrell Bennett; his 10 grandchildren; his 8 | ||||||
| 12 | great-grandchildren; and his great-great-grandchild; | ||||||
| 13 | therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 16 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Glenn Albert Bottrell; | ||||||
| 17 | and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Glenn Bottrell as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our sympathy.
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