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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 Urban D. "Mouse" DePorter of East Moline, |
| 4 | | who passed away on October 28, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Urban DePorter was born in Moline on August 11, |
| 6 | | 1928 to Urban and Alice (nee Barbier) DePorter; he served in |
| 7 | | the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and married |
| 8 | | Jacqueline L. Blunke on August 8, 1953 at St. Anne's Church; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Urban DePorter retired as a Captain with the East |
| 11 | | Moline Fire Department in 1982 after 24 years; he also worked |
| 12 | | in maintenance for Homewood Manor Apartments in Moline for 20 |
| 13 | | years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Urban DePorter was a member of East Moline |
| 15 | | American Legion Post 227 and Veterans of Foreign Wars 2056; he |
| 16 | | served on the City of East Moline's Pension Board for 40 years |
| 17 | | and was an active member of St. Anne's Parish, serving on the |
| 18 | | Parish Council and as Chairman of Building and Grounds; he had |
| 19 | | been a member of the East End Boulders Club and the Friends |
| 20 | | Circle; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Urban DePorter enjoyed bowling, fishing, camping, |
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| 1 | | and finding a good bargain at yard sales; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Urban DePorter is survived by his wife of 62 |
| 3 | | years, Jackie; his children, MaryEllen (Wayne) Blette, Peggy |
| 4 | | Roffman, Connie (Craig) Vervaecke, John DePorter (Stefanie), |
| 5 | | and James DePorter (Brenda); his grandchildren, Jessie (David) |
| 6 | | Dies, Daniel Vervaecke, Laura Vervaecke, Jenna (Nichole) |
| 7 | | Kaltenbach, Jaclynn DePorter, Tyler Freese (Mandy), and Devon |
| 8 | | Gamboe; his great-grandchildren, Joshua, Caleb, Urban, |
| 9 | | Annelise, Mason, Eli, Gavin, Mya, and Quintin; his sisters, |
| 10 | | Karol Fridley and Barb Davies; his brother, Tony DePorter; and |
| 11 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 14 | | Urban D. "Mouse" DePorter, and extend our sincere condolences |
| 15 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 16 | | it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Urban DePorter as an expression of |
| 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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