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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 Don Maurice Jacobs of Palatine, who |
4 | | passed away on December 28, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs was born on November 9, 1934 in |
6 | | Corwith, Iowa to Roy and Phildred (nee Izzard) Jacobs; he |
7 | | graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa; he married |
8 | | Jo Ann Bacon in 1957 and served in the United States Army; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs settled in Palatine in 1959 and began |
10 | | his career with Pure Oil/Unocal; he retired in 1993 after 37 |
11 | | years of service; he provided management consulting services in |
12 | | the Chicago area from 1993 to 2011; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs was active in the First United |
14 | | Methodist Church of Palatine, the Kiwanis Club, the Plum Grove |
15 | | Estates Homeowners Association, and the Palatine Rural Fire |
16 | | Board; he formerly was on the Palatine Library Board, serving |
17 | | as President for a time; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Don Jacobs enjoyed playing the piano and pipe |
19 | | organ; he was the organist for the First United Methodist |
20 | | Church of Palatine and a substitute organist for many other |
21 | | churches in the area; he also enjoyed family activities, |