Full Text of SR0270 99th 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 Melvin R. Nelson of McHenry, who passed | 4 | | away on January 28, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Nelson was born on January 21, 1915 in | 6 | | Crystal Lake; his parents were George and Rose (nee Gaebe) | 7 | | Nelson; he married Marie C. Pepping on May 21, 1938 in Crystal | 8 | | Lake; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Nelson served his country in the United | 10 | | States Navy in 1935; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Nelson was employed with the Northern | 12 | | Illinois Gas Company for 35 years; he was also a volunteer | 13 | | fireman in Crystal Lake for 20 years; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, After retiring in 1976, Melvin Nelson and his wife | 15 | | moved to Minong, Wisconsin, where he enjoyed the retirement | 16 | | life of fishing and playing cards; they later moved to McHenry | 17 | | to be closer to their family, and remained there for the next | 18 | | 30 years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Nelson was preceded in death by his wife, | 20 | | Marie; his parents, a brother, Robert Nelson; and a |
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| 1 | | daughter-in-law, Connie Nelson; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Melvin Nelson is survived by 2 children, Mary | 3 | | (Robert Miklosh) Griffin and Mark Nelson, and many nieces and | 4 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 7 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Melvin R. Nelson; and | 8 | | be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Melvin Nelson as an expression of | 11 | | our sympathy.
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