SR1580 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of David Loren Bartholomew of Arthur, who passed away on December 4, 2015; and

WHEREAS, David Bartholomew was born in Terre Haute, Indiana to Ernest and Patricia Beth (nee Ulrey) Bartholomew on July 2, 1955; he graduated from Arthur High School in 1973 and Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1977; he graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1980; he married Gemma McKee at Lake Tahoe, California on August 26, 2005; and

WHEREAS, David Bartholomew became the Assistant State's Attorney in Douglas County in 1980; he was later appointed Douglas County State's Attorney; after 1985, he went to Springfield, serving first in the Secretary of State's office, and then in the Illinois Department of Revenue, where he was Deputy Director in Law Enforcement until retiring in 2009; and

WHEREAS, David Bartholomew was a member of the Arthur United Methodist Church, Arthur Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No.825, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Danville Consistory, the Tri-County Ansar Shrine, the Illinois Police Association, where he was Vice-President, and Douglas County Crime Stoppers; and

WHEREAS, David Bartholomew is survived by his wife, Gemma; his mother, Patricia Beth Bartholomew; his stepdaughter, Eleanor McKee-Volkmer (Jeffrey); his brother, Mark Bartholomew and wife, Terrie Dupree; and his 2 nephews, Zachary Bartholomew and Colten Bartholomew; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of David Loren Bartholomew, and extend our sincere condolences 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 the family of David Bartholomew as an expression of our deepest sympathy.