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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Bill O'Donnell of Rockford, who passed
4away on August 22, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill O'Donnell was born on August 21, 1926; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Bill O'Donnell worked as a civil engineer by
7trade, building roads, ramps, and bridges; he owned the
8Gregory-Anderson Company; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Bill O'Donnell was inducted into the Order of St.
10Gregory the Great of the Roman Catholic Church in 1998 and was
11a recipient of the first Rockford Register Star Excalibur Award
12for community service in 1971; he accompanied Admiral Richard
13Byrd on an expedition to Antarctica and was a pilot, sailor,
14and hot air balloonist; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Bill O'Donnell was affectionately known as "The
16Great Connector"; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
19Bill O'Donnell, and extend our sincere condolences to his
20family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it

 

 

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2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Bill O'Donnell as an expression of
4our deepest sympathy.