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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of David Loren Bartholomew of Arthur, who 
4passed away on December 4, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, David Bartholomew was born in Terre Haute, Indiana 
6to Ernest and Patricia Beth (nee Ulrey) Bartholomew on July 2, 
71955; he graduated from Arthur High School in  1973 and  Eastern 
8Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political 
9Science in 1977; he graduated from Southern Illinois University 
10School of Law in 1980; he married Gemma McKee at Lake Tahoe, 
11California on August 26, 2005; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, David Bartholomew became the Assistant State's 
13Attorney in Douglas County in 1980; he was later appointed 
14Douglas County State's Attorney; after 1985, he went to 
15Springfield, serving first in the Secretary of State's office, 
16and then in the Illinois Department of Revenue, where he was 
17Deputy Director in Law Enforcement until retiring in 2009; and
  
 
  
18    WHEREAS, David Bartholomew was a member of the Arthur 
19United Methodist Church, Arthur Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted 
20Masons Lodge No.825, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Danville 
21Consistory, the Tri-County Ansar Shrine, the Illinois Police 
22Association, where he was Vice-President, and Douglas County 
 
 
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1Crime Stoppers; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, David Bartholomew is survived by his wife, Gemma; 
3his mother, Patricia Beth Bartholomew; his stepdaughter, 
4Eleanor McKee-Volkmer (Jeffrey); his brother, Mark Bartholomew 
5and wife, Terrie Dupree; and his 2 nephews, Zachary Bartholomew 
6and Colten Bartholomew; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9David Loren Bartholomew, and extend our sincere condolences to 
10his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  David Bartholomew as an expression 
14of our deepest sympathy.