Full Text of SR0685 100th 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 Donovan Francis Gardner of Bloomington, | 4 | | who passed away on June 24, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner was born at home in Toledo to | 6 | | Francis Raymond and Hazel Blair Gardner on October 1, 1932; he | 7 | | graduated from Cumberland County High School in 1950 and | 8 | | married Barbara Anne Dey in Greenville on July 5, 1952; he | 9 | | joined the United States Air Force in 1952, serving at stations | 10 | | in the U.S. and in French Morocco; he left active duty in 1956 | 11 | | with the rank of buck sergeant; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner moved to Pontiac in 1960 when he | 13 | | became president and CEO of the chamber of commerce; in 1962, | 14 | | he was named administrator of Evenglow Lodge, a position he | 15 | | held for over 20 years; he was also a United Methodist senior | 16 | | living consultant, traveling and working to improve care | 17 | | facilities across the U.S. and in Kazakhstan and Cuba; after he | 18 | | retired, he returned to Evenglow as a member of the board; one | 19 | | of the accomplishments during his tenure was the creation of | 20 | | the Memory Care Building, Evenglow Inn; for two years, he | 21 | | served as the interim president and CEO of Evenglow; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner was appointed to the Illinois |
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| 1 | | State Health Facilities Planning Board; he was a member of the | 2 | | Livingston County Board, the Livingston County Historical | 3 | | Society, and most recently, the Pontiac City Council; he played | 4 | | a key role in developing Pontiac's Route 66 attractions and was | 5 | | instrumental in securing the historic Strevell House; he | 6 | | created the "32ers Club" for local men born in 1932; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner was active in the United Methodist | 8 | | Church, serving on the Conference Council, in ministries, and | 9 | | with the district committee on nominations; he served on the | 10 | | Illinois Great Rivers Conference Board of Trustees, the | 11 | | personnel committee, and as a lay delegate; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner and his sons became involved in | 13 | | the Boy Scouts; he was Scoutmaster of Pontiac Troop 175 for | 14 | | several years and was actively involved in the W.D. Boyce | 15 | | Council; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner married Carol Rickgauer Shaffer | 17 | | on December 30, 1996; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner had a passion for outdoor sports, | 19 | | including camping, backpacking, bicycling, and canoeing, a | 20 | | passion he shared with friends and family; he also enjoyed | 21 | | tennis and basketball; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; his first wife, Barbara; and his son, Timothy; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Donovan Gardner is survived by his wife, Carol; | 4 | | his children, Brian (Trish) and Todd (Sarah); his stepchildren, | 5 | | Julie (Nicolas) Houzeau, Kelley (Kent) Erhardt, and Dyke | 6 | | (Kendra) Shaffer; and seven grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Donovan Francis Gardner, and extend our sincere condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Donovan Gardner as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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