Full Text of SR0352 99th 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 Rev. Roger H. Olson of Woodstock, who | 4 | | passed away on December 6, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Olson was born in Altona on November 5, 1928 | 6 | | to Harry and Ruth (nee Nelson) Olson; he served in the United | 7 | | States Air Force from 1954 to 1956, spending 20 months | 8 | | stationed in Nagoya, Japan; he married Diane Hidebrands on | 9 | | February 23, 1963; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Olson received a bachelor's degree in animal | 11 | | husbandry from Iowa State in 1954 and went on to a career in | 12 | | farming in the Altona area and in McHenry County; he received a | 13 | | Master of Divinity from Augustana College and went on to serve | 14 | | in many churches; he served as pastor at Redeemer Lutheran | 15 | | Church, Centralia, from 1966 until 1971; as pastor at Nativity | 16 | | Lutheran Church, Wonder Lake, 1971-1994; as interim pastor at | 17 | | Trinity Lutheran Church, Harvard, 1994-1995; as interim pastor | 18 | | at Salem Lutheran Church, Sycamore, 1995; as associate pastor | 19 | | and interim pastor at Light of Christ, Algonquin, 1995-2000; | 20 | | and as interim pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Woodstock, | 21 | | 2001-2002; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Olson was preceded in death by his wife, |
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| 1 | | Diane; his brother, Sam Olson; his sister, Ruby Kimmelshue; and | 2 | | his parents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Rev. Olson is survived by his 4 daughters, Terese | 4 | | D. (Peter) Paulson, Ruby D. (Bob) Gross, Dr. Maria D. (Jason) | 5 | | Mallory, and Janel R. (Joe) Bottalla; his 3 grandchildren, | 6 | | Hannah and Phillip Paulson and Joseph R. Bottalla; and his 2 | 7 | | brothers, Max Olson and Harley Olson; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Rev. Roger H. Olson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Rev. Olson as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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