Full Text of SR0652 103rd 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 David E. Conner, M.D. of Elmwood, | 4 | | formerly of Edwards and Fulton, who passed away on November | 5 | | 25, 2023; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Conner was born to William James Conner and | 7 | | Elizabeth Ellen (Heller) Conner in Morrison on November 17, | 8 | | 1941; he graduated from Fulton High School in 1959; he | 9 | | received his bachelor's degree from the University of Dubuque | 10 | | in 1963; he married Sandra Sue Nelson in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in | 11 | | 1963, and they had one child, Corinne Elizabeth, and later | 12 | | divorced; he earned his master's degree from New Mexico | 13 | | Highlands University in 1964 and completed his Doctor of | 14 | | Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in | 15 | | Chicago in 1968; after his medical residency, he served in the | 16 | | U.S. Air Force; he married Marsha Joyce Monroe in 1971, and | 17 | | they had two children, Tisha Lynn and Rory William, and also | 18 | | eventually divorced; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Conner completed his orthopedic surgery | 20 | | residency at OSF St. Francis in Peoria; he worked as an | 21 | | orthopedic hand surgeon under the Orthopedic Surgery Group in | 22 | | Peoria, and the group later joined with another local | 23 | | orthopedic group, becoming the Midwest Orthopaedic Center in |
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| 1 | | Peoria, from which he retired in 2006; he was noted for being a | 2 | | dedicated professional and an excellent surgeon who helped | 3 | | many throughout his career; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Conner owned multiple companies in addition | 5 | | to his medical practice, including the Conner Cattle Company, | 6 | | the Conner Nursery & Gardens, started in 1994, and the | 7 | | Kickapoo Creek Winery (KCW), started in 2005; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Conner was an active member of various | 9 | | organizations, including the American Legion in Cordova, the | 10 | | American Medical Association, the American Academy of | 11 | | Orthopedic Surgeons, and the Illinois Wine Association; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Conner's special interests and hobbies | 13 | | included participating in plays and writing poetry while in | 14 | | high school and college, growing hostas, cultivating grapes, | 15 | | and making wine; he enjoyed spending time with his | 16 | | grandchildren, mingling with the customers and staff at KCW, | 17 | | giving tours of the winery, and listening to the music of | 18 | | Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn; he was also an avid dog lover and | 19 | | supporter of animal rescue; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Conner was preceded in death by his parents | 21 | | and his nephew, Randy Conner; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Conner is survived by his children, Corinne | 2 | | "Cori" (Jeffrey) Fogle, Tisha (Brandon) Giles, and Rory (Mary) | 3 | | Conner; his grandchildren, Bailey (Brandon) Roderick, Richard | 4 | | (Brianna) Fogle, Jacob Fogle, Jolan Fogle, Carissa Giles, | 5 | | Katelyn Giles, Kale Conner, and Emery Conner; five | 6 | | great-grandchildren; his sister, Gloria (Mike) Graville; his | 7 | | half-sister, Joyce Runge; his brothers, James (Sharon) Conner | 8 | | and Gerald (Ellen) Conner; and his longtime friend, Lisa | 9 | | Baize; therefore, be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | David E. Conner, M.D. and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Dr. Conner as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy. |
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