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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Sidney M. Edinger, who passed away on 
4September 16, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Sidney Edinger was born on July 24, 1929 in 
6Woodstock; he was a resident of Woodstock since 1995; his 
7parents were Lester "Doc" and Marian Edinger; he married Devona 
8Frisbie; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Sidney Edinger was a 1947 graduate of Woodstock 
10Community High School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts 
11degree from Carleton College in 1951; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, After graduation, Sidney Edinger entered the 
13Naval Officer's Training School and subsequently served in the 
14United States Navy aboard a destroyer during the Korean War; he 
15retired from the Naval Reserves after serving for 20 years; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Sidney Edinger joined Kimberly Clark Corporation 
17in 1953; he served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and 
18Logistics at the time of his retirement in 1988; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Sidney Edinger was active in the United Methodist 
20Church and the Rotary Club; he also volunteered at the 
 
 
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1Challenger Learning Center; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Sidney Edinger was preceded in death by his 
3parents and a sister, Mary K. Wallace; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Sidney Edinger is survived by his wife, Devona; 2 
5children, Amy (James) Roddey and Maer (Paul) Seibert; 3 
6stepchildren, Hugh (Marlene) Frisbie, Ellen (Luke) Lohmeyer, 
7and Kent (Diana) Frisbie; 2 brothers, Richard (Merlyn) Edinger 
8and Les (Liz) Edinger; 11 grandchildren; 2 nephews; and a 
9niece; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
12family and friends, mourn the passing of Sidney M. Edinger; and 
13be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Sidney Edinger as an expression of 
16our sympathy.