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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 Harry L. Vroman, who passed away on |
| 4 | | January 19, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Vroman was born on September 14, 1923 in |
| 6 | | Hillsdale; his parents were John and Margaret Scheff Vroman; he |
| 7 | | married Mary Margaret Rock on March 17, 1948 in Geneseo; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Harry Vroman served his country in the United |
| 9 | | States Army Air Corps during World War II in the European |
| 10 | | Theater; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Harry Vroman worked as a machine operator for |
| 12 | | International Harvester until his retirement in 1983 after 28 |
| 13 | | years of service; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Harry Vroman was a member of Hillsdale United |
| 15 | | Methodist Church, a member, Commander, and chaplain of the |
| 16 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars in Geneseo, and commander of the |
| 17 | | Hillsdale Legion; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Harry Vroman enjoyed hunting, fishing, and |
| 19 | | collecting cans and donating the proceeds to the church for the |
| 20 | | kids; he was also honored to go on one of the first Honor |
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| 1 | | Flights from the Quad-Cities and cherished that trip; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Harry Vroman was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 3 | | his wife, Mary; his siblings, Carroll, Lawrence, Ruby, Evelyn, |
| 4 | | Ralph, Gladys, and Butch; his son, Alan Vroman; and his |
| 5 | | great-grandson, Joshua Vroman; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Harry Vroman is survived by his children, Ron |
| 7 | | (Sue) Vroman, Kevin (Trina) Vroman, and Ruth Anne (Bill) Klotz; |
| 8 | | his siblings, Marian (Gil) Klockengea, Viola (Bob) Dennis, Bob |
| 9 | | (Karen) Vroman, Dale (Jody) Vroman, Mae Croft, and Alice |
| 10 | | Twilligear; his grandchildren, Craig, Chad, Linda, Jim, |
| 11 | | William, Katherine, Eric, Tyler, Cody, and Parker; and his |
| 12 | | great-grandchildren, Jacob, Sam, Rebekah, Jensen, Wyatt, |
| 13 | | Billy, Kyle, Lisa, Sophia, and Emma; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Harry L. Vroman; and |
| 17 | | be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Harry Vroman as an expression of our |
| 20 | | sympathy.
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