Full Text of SR0160 100th 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 Rolyn W. "Ron" Olson of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on January 31, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rolyn Olson was born in Monmouth to Samuel and | 6 | | Hattie Harris Olson on June 24, 1928; he grew up on a farm | 7 | | between Joy and New Boston and attended Joy High School, | 8 | | graduating in 1946; as a young man, he worked on his parents' | 9 | | and grandparents' farms; during the Korean War, he served with | 10 | | the United States Navy Seabees, constructing the Subic Bay | 11 | | Naval Base in the South Pacific Theater; he married Mary | 12 | | Gustafson on April 10, 1949; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rolyn Olson worked as a millwright and welder on | 14 | | construction jobs all over the Midwest; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, After retiring in 1990, Rolyn Olson enjoyed | 16 | | restoring and showing antique tractors and won numerous | 17 | | trophies; he spent many hours working in his shop at home; he | 18 | | was very proud of his Swedish heritage and enjoyed studying the | 19 | | family genealogy; he was a member of the International | 20 | | Harvester Collectors Club, the Midwest Old Threshers, and the | 21 | | Edwards River Antique Engine Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rolyn Olson was a member of the Seabee Reserves, | 2 | | the Navy Seabee Veterans of America, the American Legion, the | 3 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars, the National Rifle Association, and | 4 | | the Vikings; he was a 60-plus-year member of Millwright Local | 5 | | Union No. 2158; he served his union as Board Member, Treasurer, | 6 | | Negotiator, and Apprentice Instructor; in 1964, he was on the | 7 | | committee negotiating the first insurance and pension benefits | 8 | | for Local 2158; he was also Treasurer of the Millwright | 9 | | Retirees Club; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rolyn Olson is survived by his wife of 67 years, | 11 | | Mary; his son, David (Heidi) Olson; his daughter, Margaret | 12 | | Rosanne Moreland; five grandchildren; and three | 13 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Rolyn W. "Ron" Olson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Rolyn Olson as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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