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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 the Reverend Dennis J. |
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| Young of Godfrey on Monday, December 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born June 5, 1949, in St. Louis to James A. |
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| and Betty (Elz) Young; he married Dr. Vivian Moynihan on June |
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| 4, 1988, in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, He celebrated 25 years of being a Lutheran |
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| minister on November 9, 2005; he attended Concordia University, |
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| Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and Christ Seminary Seminex; |
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| he was active on the board of Family Services-Headstart and in |
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| the Joint Lutheran Episcopal Bible class; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church |
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| in Godfrey for almost 20 years; he was very good at grief |
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| counseling and was a loving man who would stand up to proclaim |
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| his faith; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Reverend Young has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife, Vivian; his mother, Betty; his |
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| sisters-in-law; his brothers-in-law; and his nieces and |
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| nephews; he was preceded in death by his father and his sister, |
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| Denise Camden; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| the Reverend Dennis J. Young, and we extend our sincere |
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| condolences to his family, friends, congregation, and |
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| community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest |
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| sympathy.
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