Full Text of SR1115 96th 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 Gary N. Paulson of Edwards, who passed | 4 | | away on December 29, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on July 15, 1941, in Peoria, to Archie | 6 | | L. and Alice (Nelson) Paulson; he married Marjorie Gerber on | 7 | | April 3, 1966, in Morton; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Woodruff High School and | 9 | | received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Bradley | 10 | | University; he worked for Caterpillar Inc. for 38 years, last | 11 | | as a senior analyst, before retiring in 2003; after retirement, | 12 | | he worked for several of the Peoria Park District golf courses; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, He became an Eagle Scout in 1955 and was a Scout | 15 | | leader for many years; he coached various teams for his sons; | 16 | | he was inducted into the Woodruff High School Hall of Fame in | 17 | | 1993 and into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2001; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, He was the owner and operator of Dipper Dan for | 20 | | several years; he volunteered for Glen Oak School, the | 21 | | Salvation Army, and the American Red Cross; in 2004 he received |
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| 1 | | the Volunteer of the Year award for A.R.C.; he was a member of | 2 | | the Woodruff Alumni Association and was treasurer for several | 3 | | years; he was also a volunteer for the Friends of the Children | 4 | | of Haiti and went on six medical mission trips to Haiti after | 5 | | his retirement; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, He was a lifetime member of Grace Presbyterian | 7 | | Church and volunteered in the 3-year-olds class, and was a | 8 | | former co-superintendent in the 4-year-old department for | 9 | | several years; he was a loving husband, father, and PaPa, who | 10 | | enjoyed golf, was an avid sports fan, and loved spending time | 11 | | with his grandchildren and attending their various functions; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and one | 14 | | brother, Doug Paulson; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gary Paulson is survived by his wife, Marjorie; | 16 | | his children, Andy (Jen) Paulson, Julie Paulson, and Kevin | 17 | | (Melissa) Paulson; his grandchildren, Baylen, Callie, Kahler, | 18 | | and Archie Paulson; and one niece and one nephew; therefore, be | 19 | | it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 | | his family and friends, the passing of Gary Paulson; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Gary Paulson as a symbol of our | 4 | | sincere sympathy.
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