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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 Donald "Don" E. Tallent of Colona, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on June 27, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Donald Tallent was born in Moline to Wayne and | ||||||
6 | Carolyn (Foss) Tallen on July 9, 1942; he served in the United | ||||||
7 | States Army and was stationed in Korea; he attended the | ||||||
8 | University of Iowa and married Sandra McKean in Las Vegas, | ||||||
9 | Nevada on May 18, 1970; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Donald Tallent was a local community banker in the | ||||||
11 | Colona area since 1973, starting with the Henry County Bank and | ||||||
12 | staying through numerous mergers until his retirement from | ||||||
13 | Black Hawk State Bank in 2004; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Donald Tallent was a very community-centered | ||||||
15 | businessman in the Henry County area; he held numerous | ||||||
16 | positions throughout his lifetime with the Lions Club of | ||||||
17 | Colona; he was a member of the Colona School Board and served | ||||||
18 | as Colona Township Clerk; he was a lifetime member of American | ||||||
19 | Legion Post 1233 and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 680; and | ||||||
20 | WHEREAS, Donald Tallent enjoyed fishing, golfing, and many | ||||||
21 | other outdoor activities with his family and friends; he was an |
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1 | avid fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Donald Tallent was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | parents; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Donald Tallent is survived by his wife, Sandra; | ||||||
5 | his four children, Rhonda Boutelle; Chad Johnson, wife, Cassie | ||||||
6 | (Hayes) and their children, Brett Johnson and Amber (Ward) | ||||||
7 | Johnson, and his great-granddaughter, Sophia Ward; Amy Park, | ||||||
8 | husband, Chuck Park and their children, Charlotte, Paige, and | ||||||
9 | Ella; Pamela Lewandowksi, husband, Brett and their daughter, | ||||||
10 | Chloe; his mother-in-law, Elaine McKean; his only sibling, | ||||||
11 | Joyce (Ketner) Tallent, husband, Blaine and their sons, Joe | ||||||
12 | Ketner and Scott Ketner and their families; and his lifelong | ||||||
13 | friend and guardian angel, Jim Hayes, who never left his side; | ||||||
14 | therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | Donald "Don" E. Tallent, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
18 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
19 | further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Donald Tallent as an expression of | ||||||
22 | our deepest sympathy.
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