Full Text of SR0765 101st 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 Donald W. "Don" Bjerke, formerly of East | 4 | | Moline, who passed away on October 15, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke was born in Rock Island to Elmer and | 6 | | Geraldine (Doerres) Bjerke on June 15, 1943; he graduated from | 7 | | Moline High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army from | 8 | | 1962 to 1965 as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division; | 9 | | he married Thora Mercer on November 28, 1994; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke retired from John Deere after 23 years; | 11 | | he then worked for the U.S. Army of Defense as Production | 12 | | Manager (Smart Ammunitions) for 20 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke was preceded in death by his wife, | 14 | | Thora; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Don Bjerke is survived by his children, Charlene | 16 | | Pfab and Ericka (Robert) Catterton; his stepsons, Mark and Kyle | 17 | | Mercer; his grandchildren, Meaghan Pfab Connolly, Courtney | 18 | | Pfab, Jacob Pfab, Kyle Phillips, and Jenna Phillips; his | 19 | | great-grandchildren, Reagan and Rylee Connolly; and his | 20 | | siblings, Robert (Judy) Bjerke and Nancy (Robert) Yantes; | 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Donald W. "Don" Bjerke and extend our sincere condolences to | 4 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Don Bjerke as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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