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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Merrill K. Douglass of Woodstock, who |
| 4 | | passed away on March 16, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Merrill Douglass was born in Hebron Township on |
| 6 | | July 22, 1910 to Edwin and Emma (nee Boughton) Douglass; he |
| 7 | | married Delia Riemer on October 8, 1936 in Wisconsin; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Merrill Douglass was a dairy farmer; he farmed |
| 9 | | with his father from 1933 until going on his own in 1945; he |
| 10 | | worked his own farms in the Greenwood and Woodstock areas until |
| 11 | | 1958; he also did custodial work for Woodstock High School and |
| 12 | | then Dean Street School until retiring in 1975; he was |
| 13 | | instrumental in the creation of School District 10, which |
| 14 | | encompassed rural schools in the Woodstock area; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, After his retirement, Merrill Douglass traveled |
| 16 | | extensively, visiting family and friends, and finally settled |
| 17 | | in Walworth Wisconsin for many years; he returned to Woodstock |
| 18 | | in 1984; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Merrill Douglass was preceded in death by his |
| 20 | | wife, Delia; his daughter, Ruth Freund; his grandson, Thomas |
| 21 | | Freund; his brothers, Leslie, Eugene, and Glenn; and his |
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| 1 | | sisters, Ethelin, Lorraine, and Eva Jane; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Merrill Douglass is survived by his children, |
| 3 | | Delbert Douglas (Marilyn Payne), Frederick (Elizabeth) |
| 4 | | Douglass, Janet (Jonathon) Douglass-Davis, John (Mary) |
| 5 | | Douglass, Rosemary (Barney) Alewine, and Richard (Jill) |
| 6 | | Douglass; his grandchildren, Valerie (Brian) Berryhill, Joyce |
| 7 | | Prickett, Donna Everett, Jerome (Sharon) Freund, Brenda Hills, |
| 8 | | Teri (Bruce) Marks, Michael (Claire) Douglass, Eileen Foreman, |
| 9 | | Daniel Douglass, Donna Lonza, Andrew (Kristen) Douglass, |
| 10 | | Jennifer Douglass, Michele Aavang (Ron Behrens), Catherine |
| 11 | | (Arlyn) Roush, Robert Aavang (Matthew Cieniewski), Thomas |
| 12 | | Douglass, Patrick Douglass, Ruth (Josh) Burt, Robin (Joseph) |
| 13 | | Schultz, Randall Alewine, Benjamin Douglass, and Kyle |
| 14 | | Douglass; his step-grandchildren, David Davis (Julie Casey), |
| 15 | | Matthew Davis, Brandon (Stacy) Davis, and Michelle (Jason) |
| 16 | | Deliso; his 44 great-grandchildren; his 13 |
| 17 | | great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; |
| 18 | | therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Merrill K. Douglass, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 23 | | further
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