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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 William G. "Bill" Hansen of Richmond, who |
4 | | passed away on November 16, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Hansen was born in rural Hebron to Lawrence |
6 | | and Hilma (Anderson) Hansen on March 14, 1937; his family moved |
7 | | to a farm near Richmond when he was nine and he attended school |
8 | | in Hebron, graduating from Alden-Hebron High School in 1955; he |
9 | | was a member of the junior varsity basketball team when the |
10 | | Hebron Giants won the state championship; he was a member of |
11 | | 4-H, the baseball team, the student council, the yearbook |
12 | | staff, and the Future Farmers of America both as a member and |
13 | | president; he was crowned junior prom king in 1954; he married |
14 | | Carol Mae Hoffman at Genoa City, Wisconsin on February 10, |
15 | | 1973; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Bill Hansen attended the University of Illinois, |
17 | | taking courses in farming; he farmed in the area all his life; |
18 | | he was a member of the McHenry County Farm Bureau and looked |
19 | | forward to the times he cooked hamburgers at the fair for the |
20 | | Farm Bureau Food Stand; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Bill Hansen was an avid fan of the Chicago Bears |
22 | | and Cubs; he bowled "with the guys" in Zenda, Wisconsin for |