Full Text of SR0306 94th General Assembly
SR0306 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Fred A. Dalton, former Mayor of Collinsville, | 3 |
| passed away on June 26, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dalton was born September 9, 1924, in | 5 |
| Madisonville, Kentucky, the son of the late Josh and Sadie | 6 |
| Davis Dalton; his first wife, Ann, preceded him in death; they | 7 |
| had four children, Linda, Randy, Gayle, and Karen; he married | 8 |
| Elizabeth Kanturek in June of 1976; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dalton lived in Marion until 1942, when he and | 10 |
| his wife, Ann, moved to Edwardsville; in March of 1943, he was | 11 |
| called to serve in World War II until December 24, 1945; he | 12 |
| served in the 37th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater; he | 13 |
| was the owner/operator of Dalton Auto Body in Collinsville for | 14 |
| 35 years, retiring in December of 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a servant of the people beginning in 1969 | 16 |
| when he was elected to the City Council for four years; while | 17 |
| serving, he was in charge of the city fire department under the | 18 |
| commissioner form of government; during that administration, | 19 |
| Lakeside Plaza and the infrastructure of the new sewer system | 20 |
| were developed; in 1973, he was elected to the Madison County | 21 |
| Executive Board, serving for 17 years on various committees, | 22 |
| including Chairman of the Personnel committee, Grant's | 23 |
| committee, finance committee, Land Acquisition committee, and | 24 |
| a few minor ones; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1990, Mr. Dalton was elected the first Mayor of | 26 |
| Collinsville, being the only mayor in history winning an | 27 |
| election through write-in ballot; during his reign, he | 28 |
| appointed a study committee for building the new police station | 29 |
| and the new water tower in downtown Collinsville became a | 30 |
| reality; in 1996, he was elected to the City Council, serving | 31 |
| there for eight years; he ended his political career with his |
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| term on the city council on May 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He also served on the Library Board and Civil | 3 |
| Service Board and was president, vice-president, and second | 4 |
| vice-president of the Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement | 5 |
| Commission from 1980 to 1987, where he received the Exemplary | 6 |
| Services Award in 1995 from SWLEC for his outstanding services; | 7 |
| he was a Mason and 32nd Degree Shriner, served as president of | 8 |
| the Shrine Club, and was given the DeMolay Outstanding Citizen | 9 |
| Award in 1992; he was a member of the Collinsville Lion's Club | 10 |
| for 40 years and served on the board of directors and was | 11 |
| secretary for six years; he was awarded the highest honor of | 12 |
| the Lion's Club, the Mel Jones Fellowship Award, in 1995; he | 13 |
| was a member of the V.F.W., serving as precinct committeeman in | 14 |
| past years; he served on the chamber board of directors for | 15 |
| many years and was an ambassador; he was on the deacon board of | 16 |
| the First Baptist Church in Collinsville, serving on the | 17 |
| trustee board of the church and, in 1991, was on the board that | 18 |
| was the Founder's Club of the Collinsville Area YMCA; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dalton was instrumental in the creation of the | 20 |
| Collinsville Golf Classic which raises funds for local | 21 |
| charities; he was also the founder of the Irving Dillard Award | 22 |
| which is presented to outstanding citizens in the community who | 23 |
| have done things to advance the city; in 2001, he was presented | 24 |
| with the award; he was also awarded the Spirit of Excellence | 25 |
| Award in 2000 by the Chamber of Commerce, which is given to | 26 |
| individuals who show leadership and concern for citizens of | 27 |
| Collinsville; and
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| WHEREAS, His hobbies included golfing, woodworking, and | 29 |
| reading, and his main focus was the concern of the citizens of | 30 |
| Collinsville and how to have a better life in the wonderful | 31 |
| community of Collinsville; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, his |
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| sister, Pauline Dutton, and his son, Randall Dalton, a Vietnam | 2 |
| War POW/MIA; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Fred Dalton is felt by all who knew | 4 |
| and loved him, especially his wife, Elizabeth; his daughters, | 5 |
| Linda Kruse and husband Tom, Gayle Vecchetti and husband Bob, | 6 |
| and Karen Kloster and husband Karl; his grandchildren, Daniel | 7 |
| Kruse and wife Rebecca, Rebecca Arnold and husband Mike, | 8 |
| Malonie Ayers and husband Ronnie, Jesslyn Frater and husband | 9 |
| Roger, Michelle Lucas and husband Scott, Laura Vecchetti, and | 10 |
| Kyle and Devon Eckert; his great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, | 11 |
| Victoria and Theodore Frater, Chloe, Skylar, Sophia and Cozette | 12 |
| Ayers, Ethan Daly, and Gavin Lucas; his sister, Etta Dutton; | 13 |
| his numerous nieces and nephew; and his dogs, Benji and Sandy; | 14 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 |
| Fred A. Dalton and extend our heartfelt condolences to his | 18 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 21 |
| sympathy.
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