Full Text of HR0411 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Fr. Daniel Torson, CPPS on | 4 | | the occasion of his 25th pastoral anniversary and his 10 years | 5 | | of dedicated service at St. Victor's Parish in Calumet City; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Daniel Torson graduated in 1979 from the | 8 | | University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Music | 9 | | Education Degree; after graduation, he taught elementary and | 10 | | junior high instrumental music in Nebraska City Public Schools | 11 | | and was a member of St. Mary's Parish in Nebraska City, | 12 | | Nebraska; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Daniel Torson served in the United States Air | 14 | | Force from 1982 to 1984 as a saxophonist in the Strategic Air | 15 | | Command Band at Offutt Air Force Base; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After entering formation with the Society of the | 17 | | Precious Blood in 1984, Fr. Daniel Torson spent one year | 18 | | pursuing pre-theology studies at Rockhurst College, Kansas | 19 | | City, followed by a year in Special Formation in San Angelo, | 20 | | Texas and 4 years of graduate studies at St. John's University | 21 | | Collegeville, Minnesota, where he completed his Master of | 22 | | Divinity Degree; during his studies at St. John's, he spent one |
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| 1 | | semester in Israel and the Middle East studying scripture and | 2 | | history; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Daniel Torson was ordained on June 14, 1990 at | 4 | | St. James Catholic Church in Liberty, Missouri; during his | 5 | | tenure, he has spent time in various places, including Kansas | 6 | | City and Liberty, Missouri; Rensselaer, Indiana; and Lewis | 7 | | University in Romeoville, where he serves as an Assistant | 8 | | Professor of Theology and as University Chaplain; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Daniel Torson serves as a model of hard work, | 10 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 11 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | congratulate Fr. Daniel Torson on the occasion of his 25th | 15 | | pastoral anniversary and his 10 years of dedicated service at | 16 | | St. Victor's Parish and wish him continued success and | 17 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Fr. Daniel Torson as a symbol of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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