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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 Kenneth O. "Ken" Udehn of Moline, who |
| 4 | | passed away on July 21, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ken Udehn was born in Moline on December 16, 1923 |
| 6 | | to Axel and Nellie Safe Udehn; he attended Moline High School |
| 7 | | and married E. Lucille Johnson on April 5, 1947 in Moline; he |
| 8 | | later married Donna Dumolien Parks Atkinson on January 12, 2001 |
| 9 | | in Moline; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ken Udehn worked as a building inspector for the |
| 11 | | City of Moline for 25 years, retiring in August of 1989; prior |
| 12 | | to that, he worked as a carpenter; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ken Udehn proudly served in the United States Army |
| 14 | | during World War II; he was an accommodated member and Flotilla |
| 15 | | Commander for many years with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary; |
| 16 | | during his time as a Flotilla Commander, he escorted the |
| 17 | | President of the United States on the Mississippi River from |
| 18 | | Dubuque, Iowa to St. Louis, Missouri with a security patrol; he |
| 19 | | was a member of the Moline Veterans of Foreign Wars and the |
| 20 | | Moline American Legion; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ken Udehn was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran |
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| 1 | | Church in Moline and attended Christ the King Catholic Church |
| 2 | | in Moline; he taught an apprentice carpenter class at Black |
| 3 | | Hawk College; he enjoyed fishing, archery, golf, camping, and |
| 4 | | crossword puzzles; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ken Udehn was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 6 | | his first wife, E. Lucille Udehn; his brother, Dr. Carlyle |
| 7 | | Udehn; and his sister, Dorthea Nelson; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ken Udehn is survived by his wife, Donna; his |
| 9 | | daughters, Fonda Redell and Laura (Tom) Burke; his son, Thomas |
| 10 | | C. Udehn; his 5 grandchildren; his great-grandchild; his 8 |
| 11 | | stepchildren, Lynda Parks, Cyndi Klingaman, Dawn Clark, Vickie |
| 12 | | Andersen, Janet Parks, Randy Parks, Sue Klingaman, and John |
| 13 | | Parks; his 16 step-grandchildren; and his 23 |
| 14 | | step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Kenneth O. "Ken" Udehn, and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Ken Udehn as an expression of our |
| 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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