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093_SR0334
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Donald
4 Blimling of Murrayville on November 16, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Blimling was born January 13, 1925, in
6 Woodson, the son of R.V. and Mabel McCurley Blimling; he
7 married Thelma Louise "Totty" Mehrhoff in 1945 in
8 Murrayville; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Blimling was a United States Navy veteran of
10 World War II, serving on the USS Maryland in the Pacific from
11 1944-1946; he was a lifelong farmer in the Murrayville area;
12 he served as Morgan County Commissioner from 1978-1986 and
13 Democrat precinct committeeman for many years; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Blimling was a member of Murrayville
15 Methodist Church; he was a lifetime member of American Legion
16 Post 311 of Murrayville, Masonic Harmony 3 of Jacksonville,
17 York Rite of Free Masonry Jacksonville Chapter 3, RAM Council
18 5R, S.M. Commandery 31 K.T., UCT Council 182 in Jacksonville,
19 and USS Maryland BB-46 Veterans Association; and
20 WHEREAS, Donald Blimling's passing will be deeply felt by
21 many, especially his wife, Thelma Louise "Totty"; his
22 daughters, Lana (husband, Terry) Woodard and Jeri Kay
23 (husband, Clinton) Cain; his two sons, Ron (wife, Tina)
24 Blimling and Mark (wife, Deborah) Blimling; his nine
25 grandchildren; his great-granddaughter; his three brothers,
26 Dale Blimling, Dean Blimling, and Charles Blimling; and his
27 three sisters, Marjorie Kehl, Mabel Henkel, and Peggy Ash;
28 therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
31 Donald Blimling along with all who knew and loved him and
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1 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
2 be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Donald Blimling as an expression
5 of our deepest sympathy.
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