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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald B.
4 Morrison of Belvidere, who passed away on May 24, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Donald Morrison was born June 13, 1951, in
6 Rockford, the son of Donald M. and Mary (Uchal) Morrison;
7 Donald married Janet R. Wilson on July 10, 1971, in Byron; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He was sworn in as an officer with the Belvidere
9 Police Department on February 14, 1984; he served as the first
10 K-9 Officer with Donco, 1989 to 1994 and Tecco, 1994 to 1995;
11 Officer Morrison then became the first school resource officer,
12 a position he held from 1996 to 2004; he then returned to the
13 patrol division where he was currently serving; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Don was a member of the BOA (Belvidere Officers
15 Association) and the NASRO (National Association of School
16 Resource Officers); he was a motorcycle enthusiast and a member
17 of the Rock River Valley Hog Club; he was a talented
18 photographer and woodworker; he enjoyed traveling with his wife
19 and spending time participating in "period reenactment" at
20 various places like Midway Village; and Don was a member of
21 Calvary Memorial Church and was the bassist in the church band;
22 and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Donald Morrison was preceded in death by his
2 parents, Donald and Mary Morrison; his brother, Doug Morrison;
3 his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Agnes Mary
4 Wilson; and his uncle and aunt, George and Helen Gravich; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Donald Morrison is survived by his wife, Janet;
6 his children, Melissa (Rick) Messling, Stephanie Wenger, and
7 Erica (Jeramy) Engler; and his grandchildren, Ricky, Tommy,
8 Danny, and Micah; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Donald
12 Morrison; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to the family of Donald Morrison as a symbol of our
15 sympathy.