SR1157 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William G. "Bill" Hansen of Richmond, who passed away on November 16, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Bill Hansen was born in rural Hebron to Lawrence and Hilma (Anderson) Hansen on March 14, 1937; his family moved to a farm near Richmond when he was nine and he attended school in Hebron, graduating from Alden-Hebron High School in 1955; he was a member of the junior varsity basketball team when the Hebron Giants won the state championship; he was a member of 4-H, the baseball team, the student council, the yearbook staff, and the Future Farmers of America both as a member and president; he was crowned junior prom king in 1954; he married Carol Mae Hoffman at Genoa City, Wisconsin on February 10, 1973; and

WHEREAS, Bill Hansen attended the University of Illinois, taking courses in farming; he farmed in the area all his life; he was a member of the McHenry County Farm Bureau and looked forward to the times he cooked hamburgers at the fair for the Farm Bureau Food Stand; and

WHEREAS, Bill Hansen was an avid fan of the Chicago Bears and Cubs; he bowled "with the guys" in Zenda, Wisconsin for many years, and later with his wife in a couple's league, The Sunday Happy Mixers, who were mostly farmers; and

WHEREAS, Bill Hansen was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Ardella (Glen) Spooner; and his brothers, Lawrence Junior and Richard (Carol) Hansen; and

WHEREAS, Bill Hansen is survived by his wife, Carol; his sons, William L. (Sasha Zolnowsky) and their sons, Brady and Cooper, and Daniel (Cori Svitak) and their sons, Hunter, Max, Levi, and Lucas; his sister, Virginia (Roger) Bottlemy; his sister-in-law, Carol June Hansen (Tony) DeMarco; his brother-in-law, David (Susan) Hoffman; and four nieces and eight nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of William G. "Bill" Hansen, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Bill Hansen as an expression of our deepest sympathy.