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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 Jon Benjamin Oakleaf of Moline, who |
4 | | passed away on November 15, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Jon Oakleaf was born in Moline to Joseph Benjamin |
6 | | and Janet Klein Rosenheim Oakleaf on July 18, 1939; he was |
7 | | educated at Moline schools and graduated from Moline Senior |
8 | | High School in 1957; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in English |
9 | | from Augustana College in 1961; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Following his graduation, he worked with his |
11 | | father in the insurance business for several years; he enlisted |
12 | | in the United States Army in 1964 and served with the 24th |
13 | | Psychological Warfare Detachment in the Central Highlands, |
14 | | Vietnam from 1965 until 1966; following his discharge from the |
15 | | Army, he worked with his father in residential construction; in |
16 | | 1969, he joined the staff of Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline as |
17 | | a parish assistant, where he served for 33 years; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Jon Oakleaf was involved with many local |
19 | | organizations, including the Moline Bicentennial Committee, |
20 | | the Rock Island County Historical Society, the Riverside |
21 | | Cemetery Trust Fund Endowment Board, the Board of Friendship |
22 | | Manor, the Moline Jaycees, the Quad Cities Archeological |