Full Text of SR1104 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 Ronald D. Blad of Moline, who passed away | 4 | | on March 6, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad was born in Moline to Robert and | 6 | | Margaret (DeDoncker) Blad on May 4, 1937; he served in the U.S. | 7 | | Army from 1955 to 1957; he married Judy Possin on August 31, | 8 | | 1963; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad was employed by John Deere Plow | 10 | | Planter Works and then the John Deere Foundry, retiring when it | 11 | | closed in 1993; he then became a self-employed landscaper and | 12 | | snowplow driver in the Quad-City area; he was a member of the | 13 | | local UAW; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad was known as a real handyman who could | 15 | | fix anything; he enjoyed doing yard work; he especially loved | 16 | | the coffee at McDonald's and having coffee and donuts at Dunkin | 17 | | Donuts; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Blad is survived by his wife, Judy (Possin) | 19 | | Blad; his sons, Kent (Veronica) Blad and Brian (Christine) | 20 | | Blad; his sister, Margaret (Johnny) Ruiz; his brother, Hjalmer | 21 | | Blad; his grandchildren, Stephanie Farrow, Tiffany (Chris) |
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| 1 | | Foley, Nathan Schmalenbach, Evan Blad, and Vaughn Blad; his | 2 | | great-grandchildren, Terrance Russell Jr., Keyonte Farrow, | 3 | | Evan Foley, Kashe Farrow, Desire Farrow, Noah Foley, and Eli | 4 | | Foley; and his numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and | 5 | | great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 8 | | Ronald D. Blad and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 12 | | presented to the family of Ronald Blad as an expression of
our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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