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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express
3 their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Harry C.
4 Dortch, of Granite City, who passed away on March 20, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Harry Dortch was born in Stewart County,
6 Tennessee, and moved to Granite City as a child; he graduated
7 from Granite City High School and received a degree from the
8 St. Louis College of Pharmacy; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Mr. Dortch was a naval veteran; after he was
10 discharged, he married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen M.
11 Nieber, in 1952; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He started his pharmacy career working at Reese
13 Drug Stores; he served in many positions, not only as a
14 pharmacist, but as an executive vice president and general
15 manager; and
 
16     WHEREAS, After the stores closed in the mid-1980s, he
17 worked as a pharmacist at Huck's Drug Store, Providence
18 Pharmacy, and later at Gateway Regional Hospital; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mr. Dortch was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic
20 Church; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The passing of Harry C. Dortch will be felt by all
22 who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Kathleen Dortch;
23 his sons, Brian Dortch and David Dortch; his daughter, Jackie
24 Jones; and his three grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
25     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
26 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
27 all who knew and loved him, the death of Harry C. Dortch; and
28 be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Harry C. Dortch along with our
3 sincere condolences.