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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 Donald F. Niebuhr of |
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| Williamsfield on Saturday, March 25, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on September 22, 1928, in |
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| Williamsfield to Herman W. and Eleanor "Lula" Dimmick Niebuhr; |
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| he was reared and educated in Williamsfield and graduated from |
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| Williamsfield High School in 1946; he married Rose E. Wagher on |
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| September 23, 1955, in Galesburg; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the |
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| United States Air Force from July 20, 1948, to July 1, 1952, |
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| with the 1911th AACS Squadron; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as a mechanic for Wight Chevrolet in |
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| Williamsfield, and after serving in the military, he worked for |
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| Admiral in Galesburg, retiring as a foreman in 1990; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed mushrooming, camping, fishing, and |
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| arrowhead hunting; he was a fan of the ROWVA, Williamsfield and |
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| Kewanee girls and boys sports, where his grandchildren |
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| participated; he was a member of the Williamsfield American |
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| Legion Post, a lifetime member of Little John Conservation, and |
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| a member of the United Methodist Church in Williamsfield; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Donald F. Niebuhr has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Rose; his son, Mark (Rita) |
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| Niebuhr; his daughters, Nancy Niebuhr, Lynn (Michael) |
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| VanHyfte, Betsy Colclasure, and Shelley (Pierre) Ponce; his |
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| grandchildren, Brandy, Jamie, Nikki, and Samantha Ponce, Erik |
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| and Megan VanHyfte, Cody, Corey, and Lindsey Niebuhr, and |
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| Nathaniel Niebuhr; his great-granddaughters, Mia and Bella |
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| Voss; his sister, Edith (Edward) Branchfield; and his many |
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| nieces and nephews; he was preceded in death by his daughter, |