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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of John H. Doerr of Holiday |
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| Shores on Friday, August 19, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on May 8, 1906, in St. Louis to John |
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| G. Doerr and Mary Vahle Doerr; he lived in Alton all his life |
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| and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army as |
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| an amphibious engineer, Second Brigade, in the South Pacific |
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| for 26 months; he was awarded two Bronze Stars for his actions |
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| during that campaign; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an employee of Olin Brass Mill for 37 years |
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| and was in charge of quality control at the time of his |
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| retirement in July of 1967; an avid golfer and fisherman, he |
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| traveled to Egypt with his niece in 1993 for a 10-day tour down |
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| the Nile River, visiting the Great Pyramids, King Tut's tomb, |
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| and the Egyptian Museum, a highlight of his travels, which were |
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| many; he loved the Rams, the Illini, and the Kentucky Derby; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was the pillar of his family with a great love |
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| of family heritage and often shared stories from his family's |
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| past; he will be greatly missed, but family memories are |
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| preserved thanks to his willingness to protect the past for |
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| future generations; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of John H. Doerr has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his nieces, June Doerr Wright, Billy |
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| Weigler, Betty Kotval, Judy Tyler, Marilyn Smalley, Linda |
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| Barth, Phyllis Frye and her husband Barry, and Norma Wilson; |
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| his nephew, John Doerr and wife Glenna; his many great-nieces |
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| and great-nephews; and his sister-in-law, Beatrice Doerr, the |
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| widow of Albert; he was preceded in death by his parents; his |
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| brothers, William Doerr and wife Elsie, Henry Doerr and wife |