Full Text of SR1019 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 Herbert Arthur "Herb" Henderson of | 4 | | Tremont, who passed away on October 13, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Herb Henderson was born in Delavan to Virgil and | 6 | | Ramona Naffziger Henderson on June 12, 1921; he graduated from | 7 | | Mackinaw High School in 1940 and joined the United States Army | 8 | | in 1942, serving with the 30th Infantry Division, "Old | 9 | | Hickory"; he took part in the landing on Omaha Beach on June | 10 | | 10, 1944, D-Day plus 4; he fought in the Battle of the Bulge | 11 | | and was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart; he returned | 12 | | home in 1945 aboard the Queen Mary and married Ruth Evelyn | 13 | | Schwinn in Tremont on July 24, 1948; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Herb Henderson worked for Caterpillar for 36 | 15 | | years, retiring in 1982; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Herb Henderson was a member of the Tremont Baptist | 17 | | Church, Tremont Masonic Lodge 462, and a charter member of | 18 | | Tremont American Legion Post 1236; he enjoyed basketball and | 19 | | listening to his country music; he flew to Washington, D.C., on | 20 | | the inaugural Greater Peoria Honor Flight in June of 2013; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Herb Henderson was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents; his brothers, Verle and Randall; and his sister, Lois | 2 | | Tamiyasu; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Herb Henderson is survived by his wife, Ruth; his | 4 | | daughter, Sue Ellen Henderson; and his beloved dachshund, | 5 | | Barney; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Herbert Arthur "Herb" Henderson, and extend our sincere | 9 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 10 | | him; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Herb Henderson as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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