SR0134 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of the Reverend Orrin M. Anderson of Godfrey on Thursday, March 24, 2005; and

WHEREAS, He was born April 8, 1920, on a farm near Appam, North Dakota, to John and Blenda (Kron) Anderson; he married the former Myra L. Wright on July 7, 1945, in Collingdale, Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Anderson graduated from Sioux Falls Baptist College, Bethel Baptist College in Minneapolis, and Eastern Baptist Seminary in Philadelphia; his ministry of 59 years began in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois before moving to Alton, where he served 27 years as pastor at the First Baptist Church in Alton; and

WHEREAS, After his retirement, he served as an interim pastor at many churches in the area; he was a member of the national board of the American Baptist Convention in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, a board member of the Salvation Army in Alton, and past board member of Shurtleff College in Alton; and

WHEREAS, The passing of the Reverend Orrin M. Anderson has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Myra; his daughter, Elaine Hovey, and her husband, James; his sons, Lief Anderson and his wife, Diane, and Erick Anderson and his wife, Chris; his grandchildren, Matt Anderson and Renee Anderson, Colin Anderson and Kara Anderson, Nicole Beatty and her husband, Tim, and Gretchen Andridge and her husband, Mike; his great-grandchildren, Vincent Beatty and Hollyn Beatty; and his sister, Mae Belle Goudy; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of the Reverend Orrin M. Anderson, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his family as an expression of our sincere condolences.