Full Text of SR0703 94th General Assembly
SR0703 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Donald F. Niebuhr of | 4 |
| Williamsfield on Saturday, March 25, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 22, 1928, in | 6 |
| Williamsfield to Herman W. and Eleanor "Lula" Dimmick Niebuhr; | 7 |
| he was reared and educated in Williamsfield and graduated from | 8 |
| Williamsfield High School in 1946; he married Rose E. Wagher on | 9 |
| September 23, 1955, in Galesburg; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the | 11 |
| United States Air Force from July 20, 1948, to July 1, 1952, | 12 |
| with the 1911th AACS Squadron; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as a mechanic for Wight Chevrolet in | 14 |
| Williamsfield, and after serving in the military, he worked for | 15 |
| Admiral in Galesburg, retiring as a foreman in 1990; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed mushrooming, camping, fishing, and | 17 |
| arrowhead hunting; he was a fan of the ROWVA, Williamsfield and | 18 |
| Kewanee girls and boys sports, where his grandchildren | 19 |
| participated; he was a member of the Williamsfield American | 20 |
| Legion Post, a lifetime member of Little John Conservation, and | 21 |
| a member of the United Methodist Church in Williamsfield; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Donald F. Niebuhr has been deeply | 23 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Rose; his son, Mark (Rita) | 24 |
| Niebuhr; his daughters, Nancy Niebuhr, Lynn (Michael) | 25 |
| VanHyfte, Betsy Colclasure, and Shelley (Pierre) Ponce; his | 26 |
| grandchildren, Brandy, Jamie, Nikki, and Samantha Ponce, Erik | 27 |
| and Megan VanHyfte, Cody, Corey, and Lindsey Niebuhr, and | 28 |
| Nathaniel Niebuhr; his great-granddaughters, Mia and Bella | 29 |
| Voss; his sister, Edith (Edward) Branchfield; and his many | 30 |
| nieces and nephews; he was preceded in death by his daughter, |
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| Susan Rose; his parents; and his brothers, Weldon and Paul; | 2 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 |
| Donald F. Niebuhr, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 10 |
| sympathy.
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