Full Text of SR0053 100th 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 Walter Gerald Nelson of Bloomington, who | 4 | | passed away on January 6, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Walter Nelson was born in Peoria to Walter and | 6 | | Hazel Nelson on January 2, 1930; he graduated from St. Bernard | 7 | | Grade School and Spalding High School in Peoria, where he | 8 | | participated in football, baseball, and basketball; he | 9 | | completed his pre-law education at St. Benedict's College (now | 10 | | Benedictine College)
in Atchison, Kansas and Bradley | 11 | | University in Peoria, where he was a cheerleader during his | 12 | | senior year; he received his Juris Doctorate from Creighton | 13 | | University in Omaha, Nebraska; during the Korean War, he was | 14 | | commissioned as a First Lieutenant Judge Advocate General (JAG) | 15 | | Officer at Fort Ord, California; he married Mary Ann Olberding | 16 | | on January 28, 1952; he married Mary Jo Sunderland in Peoria on | 17 | | April 6, 1991; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After his service, Walter Nelson returned to | 19 | | Peoria to raise a family and started a civilian practice; he | 20 | | moved from the private practice of law to insurance and spent | 21 | | over 39 years working for State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, | 22 | | retiring in 1995 as Vice-President and counsel; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Walter Nelson was included in the 49th edition of | 2 | | Who's Who in America; he served as President of the Association | 3 | | of Life Insurance Counsel and as Chairman of the legal section | 4 | | of the American Council of Life Insurance; he was founder and | 5 | | President of the National Organization of Life and the Health | 6 | | Insurance Guaranty Association; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Walter Nelson served on the Community Board of | 8 | | Directors for St. Joseph Medical Center; he was a member of St. | 9 | | Patrick Church of Merna, the Exchange Club, the Knights of | 10 | | Columbus, and the Bloomington Country Club; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Walter Nelson captained Nelson's Nine Nasty | 12 | | Nosepickers to a softball league championship; he enjoyed | 13 | | spending time with his friends, golfing, reading, playing | 14 | | piano, and seeing the Chicago Cubs win the World Series; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Walter Nelson was preceded in death by his first | 16 | | wife, Mary Ann; his parents; his daughter-in-law, Robbin | 17 | | Nelson; and his great-granddaughter, Emily Nelson; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Walter Nelson is survived by his children, Ann | 19 | | (Mike) Larkin, Mike (Pat) Nelson, Sue (Jay) Boor, Pat (Lori) | 20 | | Nelson, Tom (Tracey) Nelson, Tim (Lorraine) Nelson, and Molly | 21 | | (Dave) Edwards; 19 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; Mary | 22 | | Jo's children, Steve (Mary) Sunderland, Kevin (Tamie) |
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| 1 | | Sunderland, Tom (Judy) Sunderland, Colleen (Chuck) Hubert, | 2 | | Maureen (Bob) Grubbs, and Teresa (George) Girardi; her 19 | 3 | | grandchildren; and her five great-grandchildren; therefore, be | 4 | | it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Walter Gerald Nelson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Walter Nelson as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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