HR0258 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Harry W. Jensen, DC, who passed away on January 21, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Harry Jensen, DC, was born on May 20, 1929 in Chicago; he was the child of Harry T. and Hattie L. Jensen; he married Joan Pauline Bowers in 1955; and

WHEREAS, Harry Jensen, DC, received his education in Chicago at Carl Schurz High School, where he enjoyed athletics, including football and wrestling; a neck injury brought the benefits of chiropractic care to his attention, which, in turn, caused him to enroll at the National College of Chiropractic, where he received his degree as a Doctor of Chiropractic and Naturopathy in 1951; Dr. Jensen was a board certified Diplomat of the American Board of Chiropractic Internists (DABCI); and

WHEREAS, Dr. Harry Jensen generously served his country and community; he proudly served in the Illinois National Guard with the 33rd Division, 132nd Infantry Regiment Medical Company from 1950 to 1956; he was active in the Sterling-Rock Falls Jaycees, serving as President in 1963; he was an active member of the Sterling Rotary since 1972 and served on the Board of Directors of the Sterling Chamber of Commerce from 1978 to 1980; and

WHEREAS, Harry Jensen, DC, worked to improve the chiropractic profession; he was a member of the American Chiropractic Association since 1951 and a member of the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research since 1971; Dr. Jensen was a member of the Council on Diagnostic Imaging, the Council on Chiropractic Orthopedics, and the Council on Internal Diagnosis and Family Practice; Dr. Jensen was a member of the Illinois Chiropractic Society Board of Directors for 17 years and served as the organization's President for two terms in 1975 and 1976; Dr. Jensen was elected Illinois Chiropractor of the Year in 1978; he practiced in Illinois from 1951 until his retirement on December 23, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Harry Jensen devoted his time to a higher cause; he served two three year terms on the St. Paul Lutheran Church Council from 1962-1964 and from 1975-1977, also serving as President of the church council in 1964 and 1977 and later as the church council's Treasurer in 1990; he also taught Sunday school at St. Paul's for 17 years; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Harry Jensen is survived by his wife, Joan Pauline Jensen; their six children and twenty grandchildren and one great-grandchild, including Julie (William) Yemm and their children Elizabeth (Christopher) Coon, Paul, Christina, Steve, and Allie; Linda (Robert) Jennings and their children Robby, Samantha, and Dana; Thomas (Michelle) and their children Gavin, Elliot, and Alena; Joan (Jeff) March and their children Morgan and Anjelica; William (Barbara Jean) and their children William David and Theresa Ann, and William David's son, William Eason; and Karen (Andrew) Langsam and their children Christina, Luke, Grace, Joshua, and Caroline; he is also survived by his sister, Marilyn Thomas, and her children; his cousins, Betty, Jeri, Jackie, and Diana; and his many other relatives; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Harry W. Jensen, DC; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Harry W. Jensen as an expression of our sympathy.