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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 William F. "Bill" Hardin of Peoria, who |
4 | | passed away on October 13, 2015; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Hardin was born on July 18, 1926 to Frank E. |
6 | | and Daisy M. (nee Stoughton) Hardin; he served in the United |
7 | | States Navy during World War II and graduated from Bradley |
8 | | University, where he was active in the Sigma Chi Fraternity; he |
9 | | married Marian Hoerr on July 29, 1950 at Westminster |
10 | | Presbyterian Church in Peoria; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Bill Hardin was the founder and owner of Hardin |
12 | | Signs in Peoria, where he worked for 46 years; he was a |
13 | | professional portrait painter; he began with landscape |
14 | | painting and after taking seminars in New York, developed a |
15 | | love for portrait painting; every year for the last 13 years, |
16 | | he printed calendars with 12 of his paintings and their |
17 | | descriptions; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Bill Hardin was an active member and past |
19 | | President of Rotary Club 76 in Peoria; he and his wife enjoyed |
20 | | taking trips to their cabin in Door County, Wisconsin, where he |
21 | | added a studio and could often be found painting; and
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