Full Text of SR0448 103rd 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 Merriam "Lee" Gustafson of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on August 22, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lee Gustafson was born to Clarence Bernhard and | 6 | | Mabel Ann (Hanson) Gustafson in Minneapolis, Minnesota on | 7 | | January 16, 1927; he graduated from Dawson High School and the | 8 | | University of Minnesota, receiving a degree in agricultural | 9 | | engineering; he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II | 10 | | from 1945 to 1946; he married Inez Kathleen Reiff in | 11 | | Minneapolis on December 1, 1951; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lee Gustafson worked as an engineer at John | 13 | | Deere; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lee Gustafson was involved in Christian | 15 | | education, and he was an avid participant in the Full Gospel | 16 | | Business Men's Fellowship and a member of Toastmasters and the | 17 | | Christian Service Brigade; he enjoyed photography as a hobby, | 18 | | and he loved traveling and researching his Swedish genealogy; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Lee Gustafson was preceded in death by his | 21 | | parents; his daughter, Sandra Ellen Gustafson; his brother, |
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| 1 | | David; and his sister-in-law, Harriett; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lee Gustafson is survived by his wife of 71 | 3 | | years, Inez; his children, Sheryl (Dorman) Martin Brampton, | 4 | | Steven (Marites) Gustafson, Alan (Jana) Gustafson, Kathleen | 5 | | Gauwitz, and Gregory (Sheila) Gustafson; eight grandchildren; | 6 | | eight great-grandchildren; and his brother, Roger (Bonnie) | 7 | | Gustafson; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Merriam "Lee" Gustafson and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Lee Gustafson as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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