Full Text of SR0350 98th 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 Leonard A. Douglas of North Aurora, who | 4 | | passed away on May 18, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Douglas was born on December 19, 1933, in | 6 | | Aurora to C.A. and Irene (nee Zaricor) Douglas; he attended | 7 | | East Aurora High School and upon graduation in 1952 he joined | 8 | | the U.S. Navy and served for 4 years; he married Marilyn | 9 | | Barger; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Following his service, he worked for the | 11 | | government delivering mail; in 1964, he and Marilyn started | 12 | | L.A. Douglas Carpet Service, which their sons grew into | 13 | | respected Fox Valley area companies, Douglas Carpet One and Big | 14 | | Bob's; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Douglas enjoyed spending time with his | 16 | | wife, children, grandchildren, and the family dogs; he liked to | 17 | | spend his time woodworking and donating time and resources | 18 | | through the North American Lion's Club, where he served as | 19 | | president and was awarded the Melvin Jones Fellow Award; he was | 20 | | a volunteer fireman for North Aurora for many years and served | 21 | | on the Kane County Board; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Douglas was a Golden Heart Award | 2 | | recipient, having donated more than 11 gallons of blood; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Douglas was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his in-laws, George and Leona (nee Kerr) Barger; and | 5 | | his brother-in-law, James Barger; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Douglas is survived by his wife of 56 | 7 | | years, Marilyn; his children, Michael and Kari (nee Adams) | 8 | | Douglas, James and Barbara (nee Humann) Douglas, and Christine | 9 | | and Christopher Theisen; his grandchildren, Matt (fiancee | 10 | | Casie), Kelley, Jay, Lindsay, John and Zachary Douglas, and | 11 | | Alex, Ellie, and Jake Theisen; his sister, Carolyn (Orv) Jones; | 12 | | his sister-in-law, Dorothy (Bill) Hotle; his many nieces, | 13 | | nephews, and cousins; and his dog, Topper; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Leonard Douglas, 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 Leonard Douglas as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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