Full Text of SR0709 98th 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 Neil Kenneth Olson of Geneva, who passed | 4 | | away on July 15, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Neil Olson was born in St. Charles in 1932 to | 6 | | Arnold and Mildred Olson; he graduated from St. Charles High | 7 | | School in 1950 and joined the United States Air Force, where he | 8 | | played trombone in the band and continued what would be a | 9 | | life-long love of music; he earned his Bachelors Degree in | 10 | | Business from Northern Illinois University and later returned | 11 | | to obtain his Masters Degree in Business Administration; he | 12 | | married Barbara Johnson in 1966; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Neil Olson worked for several different places, | 14 | | most notably Fermilab and the City of Batavia, from which he | 15 | | retired after many years of service; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Neil Olson was a lifelong member of Bethlehem | 17 | | Lutheran Church in St. Charles; he was a 50-year member of the | 18 | | American Legion and was an active member of American Legion | 19 | | Post 75 in Geneva; he also was a member of Vasa Park and Viljan | 20 | | Lodge 349; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Neil Olson enjoyed owning and maintaining an |
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| 1 | | antique vehicle, which he showcased in local parades and toured | 2 | | with the Dairyland Region Plymouth Club; he liked to take | 3 | | family vacations and kept busy with a second residence in | 4 | | Wisconsin; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Neil Olson was preceded in death by his parents | 6 | | and by his brother, Donald Lloyd Olson; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Neil Olson is survived by his wife of over 40 | 8 | | years, Barbara, and by his children, Eric, Inger, and Peter; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Neil Kenneth Olson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Neil Olson as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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