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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 Harold Bixen, who passed away on July 5, |
| 4 | | 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harold Bixen was born in Bunker Hill to Alvin and |
| 6 | | Alma (Zarges) Bixen on July 18, 1934; he was raised by his |
| 7 | | grandparents, William and Mary Bixen, after the death of his |
| 8 | | mother when he was six months old; he served in the United |
| 9 | | States Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; he married Mary |
| 10 | | Aljets at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Dorsey on October 16, 1955; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Harold Bixen worked at Alton Boxboard (Jefferson |
| 13 | | Smurfit Corporation); and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Harold Bixen was a volunteer fireman for the |
| 15 | | Dorsey Volunteer Fire Department; he was an active member of |
| 16 | | Emmaus Lutheran Church in Dorsey; he enjoyed travelling, |
| 17 | | camping, and spending time with his family; he and his son, |
| 18 | | John, enjoyed building and renovating houses together; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harold Bixen was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 20 | | his son, Robert Bixen; his sister, Alice Spickerman; and his |
| 21 | | sister-in-law, Esther Hoffstetter; and
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