Full Text of SR0838 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 Melvin Anderson of Silvis, who passed | 4 | | away on November 3, 2019 at the age of 103; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson was born in Harvard to John and | 6 | | Olivia C. (Goranson) Anderson on November 10, 1915; he married | 7 | | Myrtle S. Sandberg on December 2, 1939; he served in the U.S. | 8 | | Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson farmed for 17 years; he was a | 10 | | machine tool operator at the Rock Island Arsenal for 19 years, | 11 | | retiring in 1984; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson was a member of the First | 13 | | Evangelical Free Church in Moline, where he served as a deacon; | 14 | | he enjoyed cars and was an avid reader; he was deeply committed | 15 | | to his faith and read the Bible daily; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson was preceded in death by his wife, | 17 | | Myrtle; his parents; four brothers; and four sisters; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Anderson is survived by his daughters, | 19 | | Beverly (Dan) Larson and Bonnie L. (Carlan) Bounds; his | 20 | | grandchildren, Deborah (Lowrie) Robertson, Jeffery (Joy) |
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| 1 | | Larson, Steve (Jolene) Larson, Jacqui (Andy) Sainsbury, and | 2 | | Robert (Jessica) Bounds; his great-grandchildren, Hannah, | 3 | | Duncan, Ceilidh, and Liam Robertson, Kathryn, Joshua, Kevin, | 4 | | and Zachary Larson, Carlyn and Caleb Sainsbury, and Jordan and | 5 | | Kaitlyn Bounds; many nieces and nephews; and numerous friends; | 6 | | therefore, be 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 | | Melvin Anderson 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 Melvin Anderson as an expression of | 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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