Full Text of SR0772 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 John A. Henriksen of East Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on October 19, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Henriksen was born in Clarion, Iowa to | 6 | | Laurence and Christene (Larsen) Henriksen on September 3, 1927; | 7 | | he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; he received his | 8 | | Bachelor of Arts from Augustana College in Rock Island and his | 9 | | Master of Education from the University of Illinois; he married | 10 | | Doris Boyungs in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa on | 11 | | August 23, 1947; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Henriksen devoted his life to education as a | 13 | | teacher, counselor, principal, and assistant superintendent | 14 | | for East Moline schools; he retired as superintendent of | 15 | | schools for the village of Ohio, Illinois; he then returned to | 16 | | East Moline and eventually retired as school bus | 17 | | superintendent; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Henriksen was actively involved in many | 19 | | community activities; he was a founding member of the UTS | 20 | | Credit Union and was a volunteer bus driver for Black Hawk Area | 21 | | Special Education; he was a 50-year member of the American | 22 | | Legion; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Henriksen was preceded in death by his wife, | 2 | | Doris; his parents; and four sisters and a brother; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Henriksen is survived by his sons, David, | 4 | | Eric (Sandra), and John Mark (Joan) Henriksen; seven | 5 | | grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; therefore, be | 6 | | it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | John A. Henriksen and extend our sincere condolences to his | 10 | | 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 John Henriksen as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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