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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Carl G. Blomsterberg who passed away on |
4 | | January 16, 2017 at the age of 76; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Carl Blomsterberg was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to |
6 | | Carl F. and Bernice (Teves) Blomsterberg; as a child, his |
7 | | family lived in Hawaii where his father served in the United |
8 | | States Navy and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on December |
9 | | 7, 1941; the family later planted roots in Hawthorne, |
10 | | California; he joined the United States Air Force as a combat |
11 | | engineer and proudly served three tours of service spanning 12 |
12 | | years; while stationed in Puerto Rico, he met and married |
13 | | Ramonita "Nin" Gonzalez; he retired from the Air Force just as |
14 | | the Vietnam War was beginning and planted roots in Elgin; they |
15 | | raised their family in Carpentersville and East Dundee and they |
16 | | recently celebrated 50 years of marriage; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Carl Blomsterberg was a retired mechanical |
18 | | engineer and an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Carl Blomsterberg was preceded in death by his |
20 | | parents; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Carl Blomsterberg is survived by his wife Nin; his |