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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of William F. "Bill" Hardin of Peoria, who
4passed away on October 13, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill Hardin was born on July 18, 1926 to Frank E.
6and Daisy M. (nee Stoughton) Hardin; he served in the United
7States Navy during World War II and graduated from Bradley
8University, where he was active in the Sigma Chi Fraternity; he
9married Marian Hoerr on July 29, 1950 at Westminster
10Presbyterian Church in Peoria; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Bill Hardin was the founder and owner of Hardin
12Signs in Peoria, where he worked for 46 years; he was a
13professional portrait painter; he began with landscape
14painting and after taking seminars in New York, developed a
15love for portrait painting; every year for the last 13 years,
16he printed calendars with 12 of his paintings and their
17descriptions; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Bill Hardin was an active member and past
19President of Rotary Club 76 in Peoria; he and his wife enjoyed
20taking trips to their cabin in Door County, Wisconsin, where he
21added a studio and could often be found painting; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Bill Hardin was preceded in death by his wife,
2Marian; his parents; his brother, Norton Hardin; and his 2
3sisters, Bette Petran and Ann Crawshaw; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Bill Hardin is survived by his children, Jim
5(Debby) Hardin, Kelly (Rocky) Nohl, and Joan (Jeff) Weiser; his
6grandchildren, Carrie (Matt) Garman, Tanner Hardin, Curtis
7(Val), Brent (Amy), Valerie, and Caroline Nohl, Karen (Maru)
8Maruyama, and Kristen Watts; and his great-grandchildren,
9Avery and Ruby Garman and Carter, Mason, and Oliver Nohl;
10therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13William F. "Bill" Hardin, and extend our sincere condolences to
14his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
15further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Bill Hardin as an expression of our
18deepest sympathy.