Full Text of SR0704 97th 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 Milton C. "Milt" Jensen of Beach Park. | 4 | | Mr. Jensen was the mayor of Beach Park, serving his fourth | 5 | | term; he passed away on March 31, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Waupaca, Wisconsin; he flew his | 7 | | first airplane, a Piper Cub, when he was 16 years old; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a 37-year veteran of United Airlines and | 9 | | was active in the Retired United Pilots' Association, the Zion | 10 | | Benton American Legion Post #865, and the Zion Benton Loyal | 11 | | Order of the Moose; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, He served as mayor of Zion, in the 1970s, and was | 13 | | in his fourth term as the mayor of Beach Park; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Along with flying and his public service, he had | 15 | | numerous hobbies, most of which were related to computers; the | 16 | | majority of his focus was on his large and devoted family; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Milton Jensen was married to the love of his life, | 18 | | Ina (nee Lyons), for almost 61 years; he is also survived by | 19 | | his children, Don (Sue), Glenn (Cynthia), Rich (Cindy), Phil | 20 | | (Sandy), Julie Gonka (Dennis), Liane Leicht (Frankie Kaiser), |
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| 1 | | and Connie Gill (Paul); his 20 grandchildren; and his 12 | 2 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 | | his family, friends, and the people of Beach Park, the passing | 6 | | of Mayor Milton Jensen; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Milton Jensen as a symbol of our | 9 | | sincere sympathy.
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