Full Text of SR1022 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 George Duane Tomlinson of West Frankfort, | 4 | | who passed away on January 23, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Tomlinson was born to George and Bernice | 6 | | Tomlinson in Benton on January 6, 1931; during his high school | 7 | | years he worked with his uncle on the Tomlinson Windy Hills | 8 | | Farms; he graduated from Frankfort Community High School in | 9 | | 1948 and then attended Iowa State University, where he earned a | 10 | | bachelor's degree in animal husbandry in 1952; he then served | 11 | | two years in the U.S. Army; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, George Tomlinson developed a deep experience, | 13 | | expertise, and reputation as a cattleman; for more than 70 | 14 | | years, he spent almost every day of his life on the land; he | 15 | | remained actively involved in the management of Tomlinson Windy | 16 | | Hill Farms until his death and was highly regarded regionally, | 17 | | statewide, and nationally as a leader in the purebred Black | 18 | | Angus cattle industry; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, For a brief period, George Tomlinson was senior | 20 | | vice president and director at the First Community Bank of West | 21 | | Frankfort; always with a heart for farmers, he spent much of | 22 | | his time there assisting farmers with financing and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, George Tomlinson was a proud member of the West | 3 | | Frankfort Lions Club and the West Frankfort Moose Club and | 4 | | served on the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation Board | 5 | | and the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development | 6 | | Commission; he served for many years on the West Frankfort | 7 | | Community Council, of which his uncle "Tommy" Tomlinson was a | 8 | | founding member; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, George Tomlinson had an enduring sense of | 10 | | curiosity and was well versed on any subject; he was an avid | 11 | | reader and enjoyed watching documentaries, sports and the news; | 12 | | he loved tending to his fruit trees and flowers; he was a | 13 | | lifelong learner with a clear and active mind until the end; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, George Tomlinson was preceded in death by his wife | 16 | | of 57 years, Deanna (Sukoski); his parents, George and Bernice | 17 | | Tomlinson; and his younger siblings, John "David" Tomlinson and | 18 | | Jean Ann Patterson; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, George Tomlinson is survived by his children, | 20 | | Martha (Bob) Tomlinson Gusentine, George Prentiss Tomlinson, | 21 | | and Thomas "Tommy" Edward Tomlinson; his sister, Mary Ellen | 22 | | Tatter; his six grandchildren, Mary, Jacob, Annemarie, |
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| 1 | | Elizabeth, Cate, and George; his sisters-in-law, Mary Beth | 2 | | (Richard) Breeden and Carol Grace; his many nephews and nieces, | 3 | | and his beloved and faithful dog, Tank; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 6 | | George Duane Tomlinson and extend our sincere
condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 10 | | presented to the family of George Tomlinson as an expression of
| 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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