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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. |
4 | | Norris A. Erickson of Aurora, who passed away on August 20, |
5 | | 2012; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Norris Erickson was born on April 6, 1944, in |
7 | | Davenport, Iowa; his parents were Alvin and Lila Erickson; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Norris Erickson served with pride as a member of |
9 | | the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 as part of the |
10 | | Military Police in Panama; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Norris Erickson graduated from Palmer College of |
12 | | Chiropractic in 1972, following in the footsteps of his father, |
13 | | mother and aunt; after graduation, he moved to Sandwich, |
14 | | joining his aunt at her chiropractic office; in 1976, he moved |
15 | | to Aurora and opened Erickson Chiropractic Center, focusing on |
16 | | building one of the largest children's practices in Aurora; in |
17 | | 2000, he was one of 33 in the first graduating class at Palmer |
18 | | College to receive his LCP in the Palmer Legion of Chiropractic |
19 | | Philosophers; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Norris Erickson was awarded with a Fellow in the |
21 | | Palmer Academy of Chiropractic in 2000 for his valued |
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1 | | contributions to Palmer College and to the advancement of the |
2 | | chiropractic profession; in 2001, he was awarded the |
3 | | Distinguished Fellow from the International Chiropractic |
4 | | Association in recognition of outstanding contributions to |
5 | | patients, chiropractic, and humanity; in 2005, he earned his |
6 | | Diplomate in Philosophical Chiropractic Standard by the |
7 | | International Chiropractic Association Council of Chiropractic |
8 | | Philosophy; in 1986 and 1987, he went on 2 chiropractic |
9 | | missions to Panama, bringing the gift of chiropractic to the |
10 | | people; and |
11 | | WHEREAS, Norris Erickson had been a long serving Commander |
12 | | on the Roosevelt Aurora Post 84 American Legion and a past Kane |
13 | | County Commander of the American Legion and Passe Chef de Gare |
14 | | of 40 & 8 elite of the American Legion; he was instrumental in |
15 | | bringing the Moving Wall to Aurora in 1989 and in the renaming |
16 | | of Veterans Island, and the memorial on it dedicated to all |
17 | | veterans, past, present, and future; he was a member of the |
18 | | Masonic Lodge #254 and the Aurora Area Shrine Club and served |
19 | | as a member on the Aurora Airport Board for 2 decades; he also |
20 | | sponsored very successful softball teams in the 1980s and was |
21 | | referred to as the George Steinbrenner of the Fox Valley; and
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22 | | WHEREAS, Norris Erickson is survived by his wife, Sally; |
23 | | his daughters, Krista Erickson Tetter, Karsta (Bill) Erickson, |
24 | | and Christine (Tom) Watt; his son, Phillip Baratta; and his |
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1 | | grandchildren, Kyra Erickson Tetter, Kelsen Erickson, and |
2 | | Rocco and Anthony Watt; therefore, be it
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3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
4 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
5 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. |
6 | | Norris A. Erickson; and be it further
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7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
8 | | presented to the family of Norris Erickson as an expression of |
9 | | our sympathy.
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