Full Text of SR1295 100th General Assembly
SR1295 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | | 3 | | learn of the death of State Senator William L. "Bill" O'Daniel | | 4 | | of Mount Vernon, who passed away on November 15, 2017; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator O'Daniel was born in Union County, | | 6 | | Kentucky to Edward H. and Ola Atlanta (Abel) O'Daniel on | | 7 | | December 4, 1923; he served as a paratrooper in the United | | 8 | | States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946; he married | | 9 | | Norma Hayes on November 10, 1973; and
| | 10 | | WHEREAS, Senator O'Daniel was a longtime farmer and | | 11 | | businessman; and
| | 12 | | WHEREAS, Senator O'Daniel served as a member of the | | 13 | | Illinois House of Representatives from
1974 to 1977 and in the | | 14 | | Illinois Senate from 1984 until 2002; he represented the 54th | | 15 | | District and served over two decades in the Illinois
General | | 16 | | Assembly; during his time in office, he built a
solid | | 17 | | reputation as one of the foremost authorities
on agricultural | | 18 | | issues in the State; and
| | 19 | | WHEREAS, Senator O'Daniel was appointed in 1977 by | | 20 | | President Jimmy
Carter to serve as state executive director of | | 21 | | the
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service of
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| | 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator O'Daniel was a member of the Christian | | 3 | | faith; and
| | 4 | | WHEREAS, Senator O'Daniel was preceded in death by his | | 5 | | parents; his first wife, Edith Marie O'Daniel; his son, John E. | | 6 | | O'Daniel; his great-grandson,
Nicholas O'Daniel; and his | | 7 | | brothers, H.M. and E.H. O'Daniel; and
| | 8 | | WHEREAS, Senator O'Daniel is survived by his wife, Norma; | | 9 | | his son, Monte D. (Dell) Pearson; his daughters, JoAnne | | 10 | | O'Daniel,
Linda Sue (Ed) Fisher, and Mary Jane Giles; his | | 11 | | brother, Robert N. O'Daniel; eight grandchildren; and
14 | | 12 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | | 15 | | State Senator William L. "Bill" O'Daniel, and extend our | | 16 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | | 17 | | and loved him; and be it further
| | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 19 | | presented to the family of Senator O'Daniel as an expression of | | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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