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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Arthur W. Dixon of
4 Galesburg on February 21, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Dixon was born May 9, 1919, in Peoria, the son
6 of Worth and Leila Kessler Dixon; he was raised and educated in
7 Elmwood, graduating from Elmwood High School; he attended
8 Western Illinois University in Macomb; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He married Darlene Booz on Dec. 13, 1953, in
10 Knoxville; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He served in the Navy during World War II; he
12 worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 38 years,
13 retiring in 1980; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He was a member of Orange Chapel United Methodist
15 Church, rural Gilson, where he was a member of the United
16 Methodist Men; he was also a member of the Prairie Hub Club of
17 Galesburg and Senior Bowling League; and
 
18     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; two
19 children, Artie Dixon and Marilyn Robinson; and two brothers
20 and a sister; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The passing of Arthur W. Dixon is felt by all who
22 knew and loved him, especially his wife, Darlene; his daughter,
23 Candy Lynn Knapp; his sons, Arlyn Wade Dixon, Clifford Dixon,
24 Robert Dixon, and Kenny Dixon; his special son, Kenneth
25 (Jeanie) Williams; his sisters, Doris (Art) Kent, Margaret
26 Clark, and Martha (Jim) Ogle; his brother, Chuck (Charlyne)
27 Dixon; and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
28 therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3 Arthur W. Dixon and extend our sincerest condolences to his
4 family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
7 sympathy.