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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of George W. Donohoo, who passed away on
4December 18, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, George Donohoo was born on November 16, 1919, in
6Pearl; he was the son of Ray W. and Hazel (Lytle) Donohoo; he
7married his beloved wife, the former June Harszy, on April 15,
81950, in Alton; and
 
9    WHEREAS, George Donohoo served his country with pride and
10distinction as a member of the United States Navy during World
11War II; he served as a torpedo doorman 3/C aboard the destroyer
12USS Wren, where he received 3 battle stars; he was also near
13the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay during the signing of the
14Japanese surrender; and
 
15    WHEREAS, After graduating from Pearl High School in 1937,
16George Donohoo went to work for the Olin Corporation in East
17Alton as a member of the Quality Control and Consumer Services
18Team from 1939 to 1981; and
 
19    WHEREAS, George Donohoo played in the industrial baseball
20and basketball leagues during the 1940s and 1950s; he was an
21active trap shooter, hunter, bowler, and golfer; he was on the

 

 

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1committee to establish the Westerner Club; he was also active
2many times in Community Chest with the Junior Achievement
3Program and as a Little League Baseball coach; and
 
4    WHEREAS, George Donohoo was an active member of the Madison
5County Democratic Party; he served as Democratic Committeeman
6in Wood River from 1960 to 1996, Wood River Township Democratic
7Chairman from 1970 to 1996, executive vice-chairman of Madison
8County Democratic Control Committee, member of the 49th
9District Democratic Committee, delegate to the 1980 Democratic
10National Convention, and multiple-time delegate at the
11Illinois Democratic Convention; he served as trustee for Wood
12River Township and was one of the organizing supporters for
13Senators Paul Simon, John Sharp, and William Haine and Judge
14Charles Romani, along with many other public servants; he was
15honored to have known each of the Democratic governors since
16the early 1960s; during his time as Committeeman in Wood River
17Precinct 22, the precinct had the distinction as being one of
18the top voting precincts in the country; he was known and
19respected as a man who was fiercely honest and always kept his
20word; and
 
21    WHEREAS, George Donohoo was preceded in death by his
22parents and his brother, Keith Donohoo; and
 
23    WHEREAS, George Donohoo is survived by his wife; his son,

 

 

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1Michael Donohoo; his brother, Richard (Glenna) Donohoo; and his
2several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
5his family and friends, the passing of George W. Donohoo; and
6be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the family of George Donohoo as an expression of
9our sympathy.