Full Text of SR0822 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 Harold Gene "Sparky" Songer of Danville, | 4 | | who passed away on January 12, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harold Songer was born on March 4, 1925 in | 6 | | Veedersburg, Indiana; his parents were Glenwood and Elsie (nee | 7 | | Clawson) Songer; he married Eloise Cooper on January 9, 1955; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Harold Songer attended Veedersburg Grade School | 10 | | and High School; he subsequently attended Eastern Illinois | 11 | | University, where he earned his bachelor's degree; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Harold Songer was drafted into the United States | 13 | | Army in July of 1943; he fought at the Battle of the Bulge in | 14 | | the Ardennes Forest as a mortarman in the 106th Infantry | 15 | | Division, where he was captured and remained a captive in | 16 | | Germany until his escape in 1945; in 1951, he re-enlisted in | 17 | | the United States Air Force, where he served in the Korean and | 18 | | Vietnam conflicts as flight support; for his service, he was | 19 | | awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Harold Songer served as coordinator of Veterans | 21 | | Affairs at Danville Area Community College from 1979 to 1994; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Harold Songer was a longtime and charter member of | 3 | | the Danville Sunrise Rotary Club, where he served as sergeant | 4 | | of arms for many years; he was the 68th AMBUCS First Citizen in | 5 | | April of 2000; he led a group of local veterans who collected | 6 | | tens of thousands of aluminum cans to raise money to build the | 7 | | various memorials in Danville and led the effort to turn the | 8 | | old Carnegie Library into the Vermilion County War Museum, | 9 | | where he later served as president and director; he was awarded | 10 | | the Studs Terkel Award in 2004 for his service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Harold Songer was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; his loving wife, Eloise; his brothers, James and Leroy | 13 | | Songer; and his sister, Wanda Kester; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Harold Songer is survived by his son, Aaron (Lisa) | 15 | | Songer; his daughter, Michele (Brian Bonebrake) Songer; his | 16 | | grandchildren, Brandon Bays, Ashley Songer, Taylor Songer, | 17 | | Samantha Songer, Seth Bonebrake, and Cade Bonebrake; his 4 | 18 | | great-grandchildren; his sister, Julia Crane; and his cat, | 19 | | Hemingway; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Harold Gene "Sparky" |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Harold Songer as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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