Full Text of SR0244 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Donald "Don" M. Hoover of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on March 21, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Hoover was born to George A. and Mildred R. | 6 | | Jordan Hoover in Moline on December 2, 1935; he graduated from | 7 | | Alleman High School in 1954 and then joined the U.S. Marine | 8 | | Corps Reserves; he later entered active duty in the Marine | 9 | | Corps, where he honorably served in Japan, the Philippine | 10 | | Islands, and Puerto Rico; he earned the rank of sergeant at the | 11 | | time of his discharge in 1958;
he married Carol Jean Mirr in | 12 | | Moline on August 17, 1957; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Don Hoover began working for John Deere Harvester | 14 | | Works in 1959; he retired as a supervisor in 1985; following | 15 | | his retirement, he began his own business as a general | 16 | | contractor from which he retired in 2014; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Don Hoover built a new home, and the | 18 | | family moved to Rustic Acres near Colona, where he served on | 19 | | the board of the lake association; in earlier years, he was a | 20 | | member of Christ the King Catholic Church, Moline, and a | 21 | | member and an officer for the Willow Springs Swim Club; he was | 22 | | also a member of the Mississippi Valley Antique Car Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Don Hoover enjoyed antique cars, traveling, | 2 | | family card games, bowling, and dancing with his wife; he was | 3 | | also interested in history and geography; he served as the | 4 | | family's Jack of all Trades whenever needed; he never met a | 5 | | stranger and enjoyed sharing his sense of humor with all; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Don Hoover was preceded in death by his father | 7 | | and stepmother, George and Julia Hoover; his mother and | 8 | | stepfather, Mildred and Paul Schnell; his brother, Roger; and | 9 | | his grandparents; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Don Hoover is survived by his wife, Carol Jean; | 11 | | his children, Tamara "Tammy" (Norman) Pearson, Lisa (Jeff) | 12 | | Day, Cynthia "Cindy" Brown (Kurt Hendrickson), Monica Bottom, | 13 | | Jennifer "Jenny" (Jeff) Hoogerwerf, and Jay (Noelle) Hoover; | 14 | | his grandchildren, Josh and Jake Pearson, Aimee, Erik, and Ian | 15 | | Butterworth, Ashley and Missi Brown, Rachel and Nicole Bottom, | 16 | | Jennaca Hollinger, Tyler and Tess Hoogerwerf, Autumn Sender, | 17 | | and Sydney and Hunter Hoover; his great-grandchildren, Jacob, | 18 | | Jack, Ethan, Rowan, and Teigen; his sisters-in-law, Janet | 19 | | Robinson, Betty Dies, and Marge Mirr; his brother-in-law, Dale | 20 | | (Lana) Mirr; his nieces and nephews; and his additional family | 21 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Donald "Don" M. Hoover and extend our sincere condolences to | 3 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Don Hoover as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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