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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Lee E. Salmonson of East Moline, who
4passed away on August 27, 2024; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Lee Salmonson, the son of Fred and Elizabeth
6Gerhardt Salmonson, was born in East Moline on November 12,
71935; he graduated from United Township High School in 1953;
8he served in the U.S. Army; he married Peggy S. Gooch Ogle in
9Hampton on May 19, 2012; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Lee Salmonson worked as a machinist for John
11Deere Harvester Works for 30 years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Lee Salmonson was a member of Zion Lutheran
13Church, East Moline; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Lee Salmonson enjoyed traveling, golfing, and
15wintering in Florida; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Lee Salmonson was preceded in death by his
17parents and his siblings, Paul, Fred, Harold, Bill, Don,
18Marvin, Reuben, and Alice; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Lee Salmonson is survived by his wife; his

 

 

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1stepchildren, David (Cindy) Ogle and Susan (Chuck) Fiser; his
2step-grandchildren, Tyler (Makenzie) Cornett, Alec Fiser, and
3Andrew Fiser; his step-great-grandson, Myles Cornett; and many
4nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
7Lee E. Salmonson and extend our sincere condolences to his
8family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Lee Salmonson as an expression of
12our deepest sympathy.