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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of
Donald James Landsverk of Wadsworth, who |
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| passed away on May 9, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Landsverk spent his early years growing up |
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| around the Green Bay, Wisconsin area; he moved to California in |
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| the early 1950s; he then relocated to North Chicago in 1959, |
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| where he met and married his wife Mavis in 1960; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1961, Donald Landsverk started Jack-Son Auto |
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| Sales Inc. in Waukegan, where he served as President until |
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| 2008; in 1970, he was the very first car dealer to move from |
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| the lakefront downtown car dealer area to Green Bay Road, where |
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| Waukegan's car dealer row is currently located; his dealership |
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| was originally located at the lakefront on Sheridan Road on the |
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| curve just south of Belvedere Road; he was a Simca dealer in |
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| 1970 and was Waukegan's Subaru dealer; he was also the Rupp |
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| snowmobile, mini-bike, and go-cart dealer in Waukegan from 1971 |
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| to 1972; his 48 years of hard work and many achievements made |
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| him Lake County's oldest and largest used car dealer; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Landsverk and former Waukegan Mayor |
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| Sabonjian were featured together several times in the Waukegan |
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| News Sun for their mutual love of toys and various promotions; |
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| the pair also was the first to cut the ribbon and take the |
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| first inaugural ride in Mr. Landsverk's 1926 Ford Model T |
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| Doctor's Coupe to celebrate the new overpass built on Route 43; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Landsverk was a member of the Waukegan Elks |
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| Lodge 702 for over 40 years; he was also a member of St |
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| Patrick's Church in Wadsworth; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Landsverk was preceded in death by his |
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| mother, Doris; his father, Jack Landsverk; and his sons, Steven |
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| and Gregory Landsverk; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald Landsverk is survived by his wife of 48 |
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| years, Mavis (nee Johnson); his sons, Scott (Renee), Stuart |
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| (Julie), and Brian (Lori); his daughter, Connie (Bob) Besanson; |
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| his daughter-in-law, Suzanne (Steven); his beloved |
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| grandchildren, Andrew, Eric, Jack, Zach, Sarah, Lily, Nathan |
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| Clark, Brett Clark, Addison Clark, Lisa Besanson, and Robert |
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| Besanson; his sister, Barbara (Paul) Uttormark; his uncle, |
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| Monte (Joyce) Landsverk; and his many great-grandchildren, |
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| cousins, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Donald James Landsverk; |