SR0455 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel V. "Louie" McWethy, Jr., of Aurora, who passed away on October 2, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born in Aurora October 26, 1918 and was a lifelong resident; he graduated from West Aurora High School in 1936 and the University of Illinois in 1940; and

WHEREAS, He enlisted in the Marine Corps November 1, 1940 and was sent to Quantico, Virginia to the 1st Marine Officer Candidates School; after completing the school and graduating as a 2nd Lieutenant in June 1941, he was assigned to the 8th Marine Regiment at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California on January 6, 1942; he was sent with the 2nd Marine Brigade to American Samoa; following Samoa, he was engaged in the Battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian; his unit was awarded two Presidential Citations and the South Pacific Medal with four Battle Stars; he received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered on Saipan and returned to the United States in 1944 and was assigned to staff and command school at Quantico; and

WHEREAS, After completing school he was assigned to Headquarters Marines Corps, Washington, DC, where he met his wife to be, Lillian G. "Elgie" Cavette; they married in March of 1945; in August of 1945 he was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps as a Lt. Colonel and returned to Aurora with his wife; he joined the McWethy Brothers Insurance Firm and worked there until he retired in 1983; he served on the Boards of Merchants National Bank for 35 years, Copley Hospital for 35 years, and Sunnymere for 33 years; he was a member of the Aurora Country Club since 1946; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Elgie; and his parents, Daniel and Nellie McWethy; and

WHEREAS, Daniel McWethy, Jr. is survived by his daughters, Susan (Charlie) Holt, Sandy (Dave) Ellis, and Sally (Jack) Townsend; his grandchildren, Kristine Whittle, Jamey (Keith) Landry, Kelly (Mike) Samson, Robert (Blanca) Townsend, and Michael (fiancé, Stephanie Savage) Townsend; his great-granddaughters, Madelyn and Alison Landry; and his three sisters, Tycka Ochsenschlager, Suzanne McWethy, and Betty Lou (Dave) Sims; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Daniel V. "Louie" McWethy, Jr. as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.