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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of William H. "Bill" Seesland of Moline, who 
4passed away on June 5, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS,   Bill Seesland was born at Camp Logan in Houston, 
6Texas on November 18, 1917 to Eileen (nee O'Reilly) and Glen J. 
7Seesland, while his father, an officer in the 132nd Illinois 
8Infantry, was serving under General Pershing who was attempting 
9to capture Pancho Villa; he grew up in several locations, 
10living with relatives in Chicago; Detroit, Michigan; Sycamore; 
11and Juda, Wisconsin; he attended Northwestern University in 
12Evanston and Centre College in Danville, Kentucky; he married 
13Alberta "Billie" in 1939; in October of 1942, he enlisted in 
14the Aviation Cadet Program and was called to active duty in 
15January of 1943; he went overseas in January of 1945, joining 
16the 487th Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group at Chievres, 
17Belgium; he was stationed at a  base in Bodney, England, flying 
18the P-51 Mustang and earning the rank of Captain; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS,   Bill Seesland and his wife moved to Moline in 
201946; he worked for John Deere & Co., retiring in 1980; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS,   Bill Seesland and his wife enjoyed retirement, 
22visiting Alaska, the Panama Canal, Europe, and Africa; he was 
 
 
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1also an avid golfer and tennis player; in 2008, he flew on the 
2Q-C Honor Flight with his daughters, Eileen and Bonnie; he was 
3an enthusiastic advocate of the Moline Fire Department in the 
4early 1950s and was a founding member of the Moline Second 
5Alarmers; in November of 2007, he was made an honorary member 
6of Fire Fighters Union 581; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS,   Bill Seesland was preceded in death by wife, 
8Alberta, and his sons-in-law, Curtis P. Hoegner and Jerry L. 
9Brewer; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS,   Bill Seesland is survived by his 3 daughters, 
11Bonnie Tyler, Billie Brewer, and Eileen Hoegner, and his 
12granddaughter, Darcy Tyler; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15William H. "Bill" Seesland, and extend our sincere condolences 
16to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
17it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to  the family of  Bill Seesland as an expression of 
20our deepest sympathy.