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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Elmer A. Dagenais of Naperville, who
4 passed away on May 7, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Elmer A. Dagenais was born in Naperville, grew up
6 in both Naperville and Lisle, and graduated from Naperville
7 High School; in 1939, he married his wife of 59 years, Johanna,
8 who passed away ten years ago; he married his second wife,
9 Marilyn, in 2001; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He began working with the Kroehler Manufacturing
11 Company in the mailroom at the age of 15 and retired in 1978 as
12 the executive vice president, but remained with the company as
13 a consultant for two years; and
 
14     WHEREAS, From 1945 to 1946, he served with the United
15 States Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater during World Ward
16 II; after his discharge, he returned to work with Kroehler
17 Manufacturing Company, where over the next 30 years he worked
18 for the product control and traffic departments, moving with
19 his family at various points to help manage its manufacturing
20 plants in New York and California; during his career with
21 Kroehler, Mr. Dagenais served on the board of trustees of
22 Naperville National Bank, Firststar Bank in Naperville, and

 

 

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2     WHEREAS, He was also a longtime member of Wesley United
3 Methodist Church in Naperville, where he served as a Sunday
4 school teacher for many years; in addition, he served on many
5 local boards such as Edward Hospital, North Central College,
6 and the Naperville YMCA; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Mr. Dagenais is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his
8 son, Douglas; his daughters, Carole Christensen, Donna
9 Dagenais, Judy Ann Hart, JoAnn Kolkay, Marlene Kiefer, and
10 Deborah Longer; his brother, Donald; his sister, Eleanor
11 Haddix; his eleven grandchildren; and his great-grandchild;
12 therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
15 his family and friends, the passing of Elmer Dagenais; and be
16 it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the family of Elmer Dagenais as a symbol of our
19 sincere sympathy.