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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of George Duane Tomlinson of West Frankfort,
4who passed away on January 23, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, George Tomlinson was born to George and Bernice
6Tomlinson in Benton on January 6, 1931; during his high school
7years he worked with his uncle on the Tomlinson Windy Hills
8Farms; he graduated from Frankfort Community High School in
91948 and then attended Iowa State University, where he earned a
10bachelor's degree in animal husbandry in 1952; he then served
11two years in the U.S. Army; and
 
12    WHEREAS, George Tomlinson developed a deep experience,
13expertise, and reputation as a cattleman; for more than 70
14years, he spent almost every day of his life on the land; he
15remained actively involved in the management of Tomlinson Windy
16Hill Farms until his death and was highly regarded regionally,
17statewide, and nationally as a leader in the purebred Black
18Angus cattle industry; and
 
19    WHEREAS, For a brief period, George Tomlinson was senior
20vice president and director at the First Community Bank of West
21Frankfort; always with a heart for farmers, he spent much of
22his time there assisting farmers with financing and

 

 

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1restructuring; and
 
2    WHEREAS, George Tomlinson was a proud member of the West
3Frankfort Lions Club and the West Frankfort Moose Club and
4served on the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation Board
5and the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development
6Commission; he served for many years on the West Frankfort
7Community Council, of which his uncle "Tommy" Tomlinson was a
8founding member; and
 
9    WHEREAS, George Tomlinson had an enduring sense of
10curiosity and was well versed on any subject; he was an avid
11reader and enjoyed watching documentaries, sports and the news;
12he loved tending to his fruit trees and flowers; he was a
13lifelong learner with a clear and active mind until the end;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, George Tomlinson was preceded in death by his wife
16of 57 years, Deanna (Sukoski); his parents, George and Bernice
17Tomlinson; and his younger siblings, John "David" Tomlinson and
18Jean Ann Patterson; and
 
19    WHEREAS, George Tomlinson is survived by his children,
20Martha (Bob) Tomlinson Gusentine, George Prentiss Tomlinson,
21and Thomas "Tommy" Edward Tomlinson; his sister, Mary Ellen
22Tatter; his six grandchildren, Mary, Jacob, Annemarie,

 

 

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1Elizabeth, Cate, and George; his sisters-in-law, Mary Beth
2(Richard) Breeden and Carol Grace; his many nephews and nieces,
3and his beloved and faithful dog, Tank; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6George Duane Tomlinson and extend our sincere condolences to
7his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the family of George Tomlinson as an expression of
11our deepest sympathy.