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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Sidney G. "Sid" Sorensen of Huntley, who
4passed away on September 16, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen was born in Withee, Wisconsin to
6Sigurd and Esther (Johnson) Sorensen on June 8, 1937; he served
7in the United States Army, spending a tour of duty in France
8during the late 1950s; he obtained a master's degree in
9education from Wisconsin State University, Eau Claire; he also
10attended Northwestern University, the Illinois Institute of
11Technology, the University of Oregon, and Northern Illinois
12University; he married Donna Herington on August 19, 1967 and
13they settled in Crystal Lake; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen taught at John Muir Jr. High
15School in Wausau, Wisconsin, Cary-Grove High School from 1964
16to 1978, and Crystal Lake South High School from 1978 to 1996;
17he also taught part time at McHenry County College; after
18retirement, he tutored students in mathematics; he coached
19wrestling and varsity golf, earning the Illinois High School
20Association State Championship in 1980; he coached individual
21State Champion, Pete Leveille in 1981; in May 1995, he was
22inducted into the Illinois High School Golf Association Hall of
23Fame; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen was affectionately known as
2"Pop"; he and his wife moved to the Sun City retirement
3community in 2007; he was an active member of St. Barnabas
4Lutheran Church in Cary and Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran
5Church in Huntley; he was a member of the National Education
6Association; he organized servant trips to the Northern
7Illinois Food Bank and drove for Golden Diners; he was a
8Salvation Army Bell Ringer and participated with the Relay for
9Life; he served on many church committees; he especially
10enjoyed family celebrations, playing golf and cards, camping,
11traveling, and receiving visitors; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen was preceded in death by his
13parents; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Sidney Sorensen is survived by his wife, Donna;
15his daughter, Kimberly (Scott) Kolar; his son, Erik Sorensen
16(Maria Lefkow); his grandchildren, Bailey and Parker Cox, and
17Luke, Brandon, and Sydney Sorensen; his sister, Shirley
18(Sorensen) Willis; his sister-in-law, Diane (Ray) Johnson; his
19brother-in-law, Larry (Diane) Herington; his nieces and
20nephews, Rick (Terri) Nygren, Nancy Nygren, Teri (Gregg)
21Kenyon, Amy (Kevin) Franks, Tim (Anne) Johnson, Kari (Mike)
22Johnson, Tina (Bill) Flink, and Lara (Luke) Johnson; and many
23cousins; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Sidney G. "Sid" Sorensen, and extend our sincere condolences to
4his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Sidney Sorensen as an expression of
8our deepest sympathy.