Full Text of SR0302 96th General Assembly
SR0302 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Donald C. Gilkison of Godfrey, who passed | 4 |
| away on May 13, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born March 3, 1937, in Springfield, the son | 6 |
| of Isaac and Lucille (Biggs) Gilkison; he married the former | 7 |
| Jean Pigott on August 23, 1958, in Sycamore; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a United States Army veteran and graduated | 9 |
| from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree; he | 10 |
| retired in 2001 as the vice president of administration from | 11 |
| Olin Corporation; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Godfrey First United Methodist | 13 |
| Church, a board member at Riverbend United Way, Olin Community | 14 |
| Credit Union, and Alton Memorial Hospital; he was one of the | 15 |
| founders of the Inroads, and a board member of Riverbend | 16 |
| Headstart and Family Services; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved the outdoors, was an avid fisherman and | 18 |
| hunter, and enjoyed mountain biking and hiking; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his | 20 |
| sister, Juanita Tucker; and |
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| WHEREAS, Donald Gilkison is survived by his wife, Jean; his | 2 |
| daughter and son-in-law, Libby and Alex Cannon; his son and | 3 |
| daughter-in-law, David and Anna Gilkison; his six | 4 |
| grandchildren, Sophie, Isabel, Jackson, and Caroline Cannon, | 5 |
| and Isaac and Emma Gilkison; and his sister, Margery Saksa; | 6 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Donald Gilkison; and be | 10 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Donald C. Gilkison as a symbol of | 13 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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