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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 the Reverend Dr. Willard C. Blomquist, |
4 | | who passed away on December 5, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Blomquist was born in Michigan to Arvid and |
6 | | Signe Blomquist on October 28, 1924; beginning at the age of |
7 | | 12, he spent his summers working in the woods with his father; |
8 | | he graduated from Augustana College and from Augustana |
9 | | Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity; he married |
10 | | Virginia Olson in Cambridge in 1949; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Blomquist was ordained into the ministry at |
12 | | the Washington National Cathedral in 1950; in 1980, he earned |
13 | | his Doctor of Ministry at Trinity International University in |
14 | | Deerfield; he served congregations in Bemidji, Minnesota and |
15 | | Davenport, Iowa before joining Trinity United Lutheran Church |
16 | | in Waukegan to begin a ministry that lasted 30 years; after his |
17 | | retirement, he was named pastor emeritus; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Blomquist served on the board of directors |
19 | | at Augustana College; he was active in the former Waukegan Area |
20 | | Council of Churches, serving as its president; he served as |
21 | | vice-pastor at St. Mark's Lutheran Church and as its visitation |
22 | | pastor for more than 20 years; he continued his ministry at |