Bill Text: IL SR0544 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dennis Robert Downing of Aledo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0544 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0544-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Dennis Robert Downing of Aledo, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 9, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing was born in Davenport, Iowa to | ||||||
6 | Robert B. and Irene (Kistler) Downing on August 8, 1947; he | ||||||
7 | graduated from Aledo High School in 1965 and attended Black | ||||||
8 | Hawk College, where he played baseball before being drafted | ||||||
9 | into the United States Army; he married Judeen Van der Wege; he | ||||||
10 | later married Norma (Stroud) Olson on March 21, 1985; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing retired from the United Parcel | ||||||
12 | Service in 2002 after 30 years of service, mostly in the Aledo | ||||||
13 | area; after retirement, he worked for Shirt Tales and as a | ||||||
14 | groundskeeper for the Oakview County Club; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing loved sports and tried out for a | ||||||
16 | professional baseball team at one point; his favorite team was | ||||||
17 | the Atlanta Braves; he played on many local fast pitch | ||||||
18 | softball teams as short stop; he loved golfing, tennis, and | ||||||
19 | racquet ball; he enjoyed his weekly outings with friends and | ||||||
20 | playing solitaire on his phone; he was affectionately know as | ||||||
21 | "Dink"; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | parents and his brother, Curtis Downing; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Dennis Downing is survived by his wife, Norma; | ||||||
4 | his children and their spouses, Torey and Diana Downing, | ||||||
5 | Joelly and Lance Greene, Jon Olson, Wendy Downing, and Brian | ||||||
6 | Jordan; his grandchildren, Isabella, Austin, Gabriella, Deven, | ||||||
7 | Jessica, and Payton; two great-grandchildren; his sister and | ||||||
8 | brother-in-law, Connie and Jerry Mattson; and his | ||||||
9 | sister-in-law, Sandra Downing; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Dennis Robert Downing and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
13 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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