Full Text of SR0378 94th General Assembly
SR0378 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of John H. Doerr of Holiday | 4 |
| Shores on Friday, August 19, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on May 8, 1906, in St. Louis to John | 6 |
| G. Doerr and Mary Vahle Doerr; he lived in Alton all his life | 7 |
| and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army as | 8 |
| an amphibious engineer, Second Brigade, in the South Pacific | 9 |
| for 26 months; he was awarded two Bronze Stars for his actions | 10 |
| during that campaign; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an employee of Olin Brass Mill for 37 years | 12 |
| and was in charge of quality control at the time of his | 13 |
| retirement in July of 1967; an avid golfer and fisherman, he | 14 |
| traveled to Egypt with his niece in 1993 for a 10-day tour down | 15 |
| the Nile River, visiting the Great Pyramids, King Tut's tomb, | 16 |
| and the Egyptian Museum, a highlight of his travels, which were | 17 |
| many; he loved the Rams, the Illini, and the Kentucky Derby; | 18 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, He was the pillar of his family with a great love | 20 |
| of family heritage and often shared stories from his family's | 21 |
| past; he will be greatly missed, but family memories are | 22 |
| preserved thanks to his willingness to protect the past for | 23 |
| future generations; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John H. Doerr has been deeply felt | 25 |
| by many, especially his nieces, June Doerr Wright, Billy | 26 |
| Weigler, Betty Kotval, Judy Tyler, Marilyn Smalley, Linda | 27 |
| Barth, Phyllis Frye and her husband Barry, and Norma Wilson; | 28 |
| his nephew, John Doerr and wife Glenna; his many great-nieces | 29 |
| and great-nephews; and his sister-in-law, Beatrice Doerr, the | 30 |
| widow of Albert; he was preceded in death by his parents; his | 31 |
| brothers, William Doerr and wife Elsie, Henry Doerr and wife |
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| Henrietta, and Albert Doerr; and his loving companion of 40 | 2 |
| years, Hattie Beatrice Scott; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 |
| John H. Doerr, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 10 |
| sympathy.
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