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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of William |
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| R. "Bud" Anderson of Batavia, who passed away on Monday, June |
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| 26, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on October 22, 1915, in Batavia to |
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| William and Hattie (nee Hassel) Anderson; he was united in |
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| marriage to Bernice Knoll on September 22, 1939, in Batavia; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He and his friend, Norm Freedlund, built the |
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| Batavia Popcorn Depot in 1929 when they were still Batavia High |
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| School students, and it is still in operation today; he also |
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| helped his parents operate the Batavia Greenhouse for many |
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| years and was employed by the Challenge Company for a time |
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| before working in the garment industry in the Aurora and Geneva |
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| area; he and his wife owned and operated Anderson's Restaurant |
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| in Earlville from 1969 to 1974; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife called Batavia home, but at times |
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| lived in Elburn, Earlville, Shabbona, and Malta in Illinois and |
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| in Arkansas and California; he enjoyed hunting and woodworking |
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| and was known for making custom gun stocks; he had a passion |
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| and love for dogs and had trained several throughout his life; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William R. "Bud" Anderson has been |
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| deeply felt by many, especially his children, Sharon McManus, |
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| Dennis (Vicky) Anderson, Debra (Joseph) Fox, Joseph (Donna) |
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| Anderson, and Mimi (Steve) O'Dell; his grandchildren; his |
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| great-grandchildren; his sisters, Maxine Dreymiller and Lois |
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| (Jack) Lincoln; he was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice; |
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| his daughter, Mary Schliefer; his son, James Anderson; his |
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| sister-in-law, Katherine Willwerth; and his sister, Frances |