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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Bert J. |
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| Docter of South Holland, who passed away on January 23, 2008; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Bert J. Docter was the owner and C.E.O. of Docter |
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| Enterprises, where he was involved as a developer and general |
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| contractor; he was also the founder and owner of Docter Florist |
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| for 28 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Bert J. Docter was an active member of his |
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| community; he was a member of the South Holland Business |
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| Association for 27 years, serving as President of the Board of |
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| Directors at the time of his passing; he served as Director of |
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| the Chicago Southland Third Regional Airport Clearinghouse |
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| from 2000 to 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Bert J. Docter was a senior member of the Board of |
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| Trustees for the Village of South Holland; he served as |
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| President pro tempore for the Village of South Holland in 1994 |
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| during the President's illness, and he also served on South |
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| Holland's Zoning Board for four years; as a Trustee, he served |
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| as Chairman of the Community Development Committee and served |
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| on the Public Safety and Public Works Committees; he served on |
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| the Board of Directors for Calvin Christian School; he was also |
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| a Past President and a 32 year member of the Lions Club and a |
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| Past President of the South Holland Kiwanis Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Bert J. Docter was preceded in death by his |
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| parents, John and Abbie Docter; and
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| WHEREAS, Bert J. Docter is survived by his wife, Sharyn |
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| (nee Jacobsma); his children, Bret (Erin), Brad (Anne-Marie), |
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| Blake (Laura) Docter, Amy (Dave) Gibson, and Bryan and Brandon |
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| (Elizabeth) Docter; his grandchildren, Joshua, Caleb, Josie, |
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| Morgan, Chase, Gwendellyn, and Samantha Docter, and Grant, |
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| Will, Adam, and Gise Gibson; his brothers and sisters, Henry |
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| (Gertude), Grace (Wilfred) Hoekwater, Arthur (Edie), Alvina |
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| (Albert) Bakker, Hildred (Henry) Hoekstra, Alvin (Joyce), and |
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| Hennie Docter; his brother-in-law, Robert (Kelly) Jacobsma; |
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| and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Bert |
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| J. Docter; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Bert J. Docter as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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