Full Text of SR1355 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 David Kenly Ashbrook of | 4 | | Bloomington-Normal, who passed away on August 9, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, David Ashbrook was born to Clara and Arthur | 6 | | Ashbrook on a small farm near Sullivan; he attended the | 7 | | University of Illinois where he met his wife, Norma; he | 8 | | graduated with his lieutenant bars from ROTC and then served | 9 | | two years in the Army; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, David Ashbrook had a long career in commercial | 11 | | real estate sales, through which he brought many companies and | 12 | | jobs to Bloomington-Normal; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, David Ashbrook was active in his community; he | 14 | | served as a Unit 5 School Board member for nine years, as | 15 | | president of the Corn Belt Council of School Boards, and as | 16 | | director of the Illinois Association of School Boards; he also | 17 | | served as president of the Friends of Milner Library and as | 18 | | president of the McLean County Historical Society; he was | 19 | | active in First Presbyterian Church and Habitat for Humanity | 20 | | and was a great enthusiast for Barn Keepers, the McLean | 21 | | County-based group devoted to preserving and celebrating old | 22 | | barns; he was chaplain of the Illinois Chapter of the Sons of |
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| 1 | | the American Revolution (ILSAR) and was the ILSAR Man of the | 2 | | Year in 2015; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, David Ashbrook reveled in his reputation for jokes | 4 | | and pranks and loved to share family history; he was a devoted | 5 | | father and grandfather; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, David Ashbrook was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents and his wife; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, David Ashbrook is survived by his daughter, | 9 | | Cynthia Ashbrook Maurer; his sons, Todd and Tom Ashbrook; his | 10 | | grandchildren, Dylan, Benjamin, Samuel, Kenly, Gabriel, | 11 | | Lauren, Kylie, Eli, and Jonathan; his great-grandchildren, | 12 | | Evie Jean, Rowan, and Isabel; and his good friend, Marge Smith; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | David Kenly Ashbrook and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 20 | | presented to the family of David Ashbrook as an expression of
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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