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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Dr. Joseph C. Morton of Crystal Lake, who |
4 | | passed away on January 22, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph Morton was born to Harold Sylvanus and |
6 | | Rhoda Ethelwyn (nee Cowin) Morton in Minneapolis, Minnesota on |
7 | | December 13, 1932; he attended the University of Maryland, |
8 | | where he received his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and |
9 | | doctorate degrees; he served in the United States Air Force |
10 | | from 1953 to 1957; he married Deanne Ekstrom on June 19, 1954; |
11 | | and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph Morton was an American History |
13 | | professor at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago for 34 |
14 | | years, retiring in 2001; he was a visiting professor at Nanjing |
15 | | University in China in 1990 and, from 1964 to 1967, an |
16 | | associate professor at Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, |
17 | | Pennsylvania; beginning in 2010, he was a columnist for the |
18 | | Northwest Herald; he wrote 13 articles, 42 book and article |
19 | | reviews, and authored 2 books in the field of history; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph Morton earned numerous accolades |
21 | | throughout his life; he was included in the 47th edition of |
22 | | "Who's Who in America" and was awarded the Northeastern |
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1 | | Illinois University Alumni Association's 1973 Faculty of the |
2 | | Year Award and the Northeastern Illinois University Faculty |
3 | | Excellence Award in 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, and 1999; his civic |
4 | | club and philanthropic organization memberships included Phi |
5 | | Alpha Theta (History Honor Society) 1958-present, the Society |
6 | | of Midland Authors 2006-present, The American Legion |
7 | | 2003-present, and the Crystal Lake Historical Society |
8 | | 2009-present; he was a member of the Society of Mayflower |
9 | | Descendants and a member, elder, and deacon at Southminster |
10 | | Presbyterian Church; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph Morton was preceded in death by his |
12 | | brothers, Harold Sylvanus Morton, Jr. and Richard Cowin Morton |
13 | | and by his parents; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph Morton is survived by his wife of 59 |
15 | | years, Deanne; his children, Robert, Richard (Janine), Joseph |
16 | | Jr. (Kathleen), and Jacqueline; his grandchildren, Drew, |
17 | | Daniel, Sabra, and Noah Morton; his sister, Catherine Bork; and |
18 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
21 | | Dr. Joseph C. Morton, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
23 | | further
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