Full Text of SR0600 098th 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 Donald L. Harms of Atwater, who passed | 4 | | away on September 15, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Harms was born on November 5, 1934 in | 6 | | Atwater; his parents were George E. and Hazel T. (nee Leach) | 7 | | Harms; he married Phyllis Steward on June 10, 1956 at the | 8 | | Atwater Christian Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Harms graduated from Carlinville High | 10 | | School with the class of 1952; he served his country with pride | 11 | | as a member of the United States Army Reserve; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Donald Harms farmed his entire life while working | 13 | | first at Fiat-Allis in Springfield, where he worked until his | 14 | | retirement in 1981; he later worked as a rural mail carrier for | 15 | | the Waggoner Post Office, where he retired after 10 years of | 16 | | service; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Donald Harms was a member of St. Paul's United | 18 | | Church of Christ in Carlinville and the American Legion, Guy | 19 | | Baird Post 554; he also served on the board of Bethel Ridge | 20 | | Cemetery; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Donald Harms enjoyed hunting, watching western | 2 | | movies, and spending time with his family; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Donald Harms was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his son, Bradley E. Harms; his brothers, Robert and Gerald; and | 5 | | his sister, Georgann Rudolph; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Donald Harms is survived by his loving spouse of | 7 | | 57 years, Phyllis; his daughters, Bev (Curt) Ruyle, Barb (Don) | 8 | | McDaniels, Betty (Jim) Scheldt, and Brenda (Harold) Smith; his | 9 | | 8 grandchildren; his 7 great-grandchildren; his brother, | 10 | | Harold "Gene" (Dorothy) Harms; his niece; and his many nephews; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Donald L. Harms; and | 15 | | be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Donald Harms as an expression of our | 18 | | sympathy.
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