SR0938 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel Silverthorn of Afton, Iowa, who passed away on November 20, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Silverthorn was born on December 7, 1920 in Monroe Township in Madison County, Iowa; his parents were Eva Belle (Brady) and Oliver Daniel Silverthorn; he married Georgia Tabitha (McDonald) on November 27, 1941 in Grant City, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Silverthorn graduated from Macksburg High School in 1939; he then lived and farmed in Iowa, then Missouri before moving to Afton, Iowa in 2003, where he remained until his passing; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Silverthorn was a member of the Alton, Missouri Assembly of God Church and accepted Christ as his Savior at the Beulah Chapel in Lorimor in the early 1950s; he attended the Fellowship Church in Lorimor until he moved to Missouri and served as a deacon and elder at the various churches he attended; he was also a member of the Carpenters Local #106; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Silverthorn was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Cleo Belle Silverthorn; and his brother, Dale Silverthorn; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Silverthorn is survived by his wife, Georgia; his sons, Danny Joe "Dan" (wife, Nancy) Silverthorn, Freddy Dean "Fred" (wife, Roberta) Silverthorn, and Samuel Louis "Sam" (wife, Donna) Silverthorn; his brother, Dwight (wife, Afada) Silverthorn; and his seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Daniel Silverthorn; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Daniel Silverthorn as an expression of our sympathy.