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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 James E. "Jim" "Doc" Donlan of Peoria, |
4 | | who passed away on December 8, 2018; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Donlan was born in Joliet to Thomas and Mary |
6 | | (Schmitz) Donlan on July 26, 1932; he graduated from the |
7 | | Spalding Institute in 1950, attended Xavier University, and |
8 | | graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago College of |
9 | | Dentistry in 1957; he married Carol A. DeBoer in Whitinsville, |
10 | | Massachusetts on July 6, 1957; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Jim Donlan was a highly respected dentist in |
12 | | Peoria and retired in 2012; while he specialized in the |
13 | | treatment of patients with oral cancer, his most notable |
14 | | passion in the dental profession was his involvement with the |
15 | | Central Illinois Oral Facial Anomaly Team and the pursuant care |
16 | | of children afflicted with cleft lip and palates; he was also |
17 | | the team dentist for the Peoria Rivermen, the Peoria Chiefs, |
18 | | and the Bradley Athletic Department for many years; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his dental career, Jim Donlan was an |
20 | | active member of the American Dental Association, the Illinois |
21 | | State Dental Society, and the Peoria District Dental Society, |
22 | | of which he was president from 1976 until 1977; he was |
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1 | | president of the Illinois Academy of Dental Practice |
2 | | Administration; he also had many active roles in the ISDS |
3 | | Clopper Philanthropic Foundation; he was elected as a fellow in |
4 | | The American College of Dentistry in 1989; he was a founding |
5 | | member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish; he was involved in Peoria |
6 | | youth hockey and youth baseball leagues; he was an avid fan of |
7 | | Notre Dame football, the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Blues; |
8 | | he especially enjoyed hunting and fishing with his friends and |
9 | | family and family get-togethers and vacations; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Jim Donlan was preceded in death by his parents; |
11 | | his brother, Thomas Dolan; his sister-in-law, Jean Donlan; and |
12 | | his brother-in-law, Fred DeBoer; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Donlan is survived by his wife, Carol; his |
14 | | children, Colleen (Doug) Andreasen, James (Lynnette) Donlan, |
15 | | Maureen (John) Geisen, Kathleen Popovich, Eileen (Rob) Rupel, |
16 | | John Donlan, Ann (Billy) Sheahan, and Joe (Sarah) Donlan; his |
17 | | 26 grandchildren; his five great-grandchildren; his special |
18 | | family member, Sean (Amy) Ortiz; his brothers, Jack and Bob |
19 | | Donlan; and his sisters-in-law, Mary Donlan and Irene DeBoer; |
20 | | therefore, be it
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21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
23 | | James E. "Jim" "Doc" Donlan and extend our sincere condolences |