Full Text of SR0368 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Arthur Dale Welton, who passed away on | 4 | | May 29, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Welton graduated from Warren High School in | 6 | | 1958; he subsequently graduated from Parsons College in Iowa; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Welton served his country in the United | 9 | | States Army Corps (Reserve) from 1958 to 1965; he married Lynn | 10 | | Windhorst in 1968; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After college, Arthur Welton returned to Gurnee | 12 | | and taught in the Gurnee School District; he later worked in | 13 | | the family grocery business; he volunteered as a Gurnee fireman | 14 | | for 25 years and was certified as one of the first paramedics; | 15 | | he also served on the Gurnee Park Board for many years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Welton was a lifelong member of Gurnee | 17 | | Community Church and actively supported Boy Scout Troop 77; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Welton was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed | 19 | | the Boundary Waters; he also loved to canoe the Des Plaines | 20 | | River and camp and kayak at a moment's notice; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Welton was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents, Arthur and Mary Welton; his wife, Lynn; and his | 3 | | nephew, A.G. Hancock; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Welton is survived by his children, David | 5 | | (Stephanie), Rebecca (Rob) Narrajos, and Amy; his | 6 | | grandchildren, Evelynn, Jonas, Delilah, Jill, and Bo; his | 7 | | brothers and sisters, Maryann (Dr. Manooch) Sharifi, Dick | 8 | | (Debby) Welton, Harry (Gail) Welton, Martha (Marvin) Schmidt, | 9 | | Bill (Annette) Welton, Sara (Al) Hancock, and Nancy (Jim) | 10 | | Hayner; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of Arthur Dale Welton; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Arthur Welton as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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