Full Text of SR0031 95th General Assembly
SR0031 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Elmer E. | 4 |
| "Buzz" Emerson, who passed away on October 30, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Emerson was retired from the United States | 6 |
| Navy, serving as a Lieutenant for 21 years in active duty and | 7 |
| naval reserve time; he served in both World War II and the | 8 |
| Korean War; Mr. Emerson was a survivor of the attack on Pearl | 9 |
| Harbor, serving aboard the U.S.S. San Francisco; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Emerson worked in the area of human resources | 11 |
| at 3M, Whirlpool, Abbott Laboratories, Masonite, and | 12 |
| Harper-Wyman; he retired as Vice-President of Human Resources | 13 |
| of the Evangelical Hospital Association (now Advocate Health | 14 |
| Care); and
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| WHEREAS, Elmer E. "Buzz" Emerson served in community | 16 |
| organizations, including Friends of the Library, S.A.L.T. | 17 |
| (Seniors and Legal Together), and the Community Services Block | 18 |
| Grant advisory board of DuPage County; he was active in the | 19 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Downers Grove, serving in the role | 20 |
| of elder, deacon, and trustee; and
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| WHEREAS, He will be remembered for his social work, which |
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| began during a faith experience during a Cursillo retreat in | 2 |
| the 1960s; he was instrumental in founding FISH, which provides | 3 |
| emergency help and food to those in need; FISH provides | 4 |
| clothing, food, and referrals to people needing assistance; and
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| WHEREAS, Elmer Emerson is survived by his wife, Charlotte; | 6 |
| his children, Paul (Hanna Zmijewska-Emerson), Evelyn (Bruce | 7 |
| Kramer), Barbara (Arvid Grinbergs), Kenneth (Melinda), and | 8 |
| Greg and Cindy King; his six grandchildren; his 3 | 9 |
| great-grandchildren; and his brother, Kenneth (Millie); he was | 10 |
| preceded in death by his father, Harry, his mother, Dora, and | 11 |
| his sister, Shirley; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Elmer E. "Buzz" Emerson; | 15 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Elmer E. "Buzz" Emerson.
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