Full Text of SR0354 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Donald K. Rursch of Taylor Ridge, who | 4 | | passed away on June 9, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rursch was born to Addison and Edith | 6 | | (Johnston) Rursch in Rock Island County on March 25, 1937; he | 7 | | married JoAnn Statler in Bennett, Iowa on December 21, 1960; | 8 | | he was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Army | 9 | | Signal Corps while stationed in Korea; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rursch worked as a farmer; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rursch donated Packard engines to the | 12 | | World War Two museum in New Orleans so they could complete the | 13 | | restoration of PT-305; he took multiple trips to New Orleans | 14 | | to work on the installation of the engines; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rursch was a member of the Edgington | 16 | | Evangelical Presbyterian Church; he was also a board member | 17 | | for the Rockridge Community Schools during the construction of | 18 | | the new school in 1983; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rursch was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents and his siblings, Duane Rursch, Lois Anderson, Orville |
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| 1 | | Rursch, and Clair Rursch; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Donald Rursch is survived by his wife; his | 3 | | children, Julie (Brian Brace) Rursch, Lori (Roger) Rohlfing, | 4 | | and Darrin (Keri) Rursch; his grandchildren, Anna (Zachary) | 5 | | Lammi, Austin Rohlfing, Kathryn Rohlfing, Ella Rursch, and | 6 | | Amelia Rursch; and his brothers, Marvin and John Robert | 7 | | Rursch; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Donald K. Rursch 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 Donald Rursch as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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